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The majority of receipts at the nation’s biggest store and restaurant chains contain “toxic chemicals” such as bisphenol A, or BPA, according to new research.   About 80% of receipts from 144 major chain stores in 22 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., contained bisphenols, the analysis from the Ecology Center, …

DirecTV said it has resolved its contract dispute with conservative television network Newsmax, which will return to its lineup on March 23. The agreement comes two months after Newsmax was booted from the satellite-TV provider’s network, prompting the network to allege anti-conservative bias and “censorship.” In a Wednesday statement, DirecTV …

Dreaming of a three-day weekend every weekend? For some workers, it’s already a reality.  Elise McCave, head of film Kickstarter, never works on Fridays since the crowdfunding platform shifted to a 32-hour workweek, as more companies experiment with flexible schedules that let employees decide where, when and even how often …

Renters often differ on the kinds of amenities they consider essential in a living space, but a new survey reveals one amenity that many won’t sign without: pet-friendliness.  Pet-friendly rental listings are in popular demand, according to Zillow’s latest Consumer Home Trends Report, which shows that 59% of renters in …

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday sued to block JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines.  The deal, announced in July 2022, would create the fifth-largest carrier in the U.S. and represent the largest airline industry merger since Alaska Air bought Virgin America in 2016 for $2.6 billion. The lawsuit …

Workers flexed their muscles in 2022, with strikes surging and a labor shortage pressuring businesses to lift wages. That was then. Now, metrics show that wage growth peaked in the middle of last year and has since slowed. A comprehensive measure of employee pay showed that employer spending on pay …

Stocks tumbled to their worst day in two months Tuesday, buckling under worries about higher interest rates and their tightening squeeze on Wall Street and the economy. The S&P 500 fell 82 points, or 2%, to close at 3,997 — its sharpest drop since the market was selling off in …

Dell Technologies is the most recent large high-tech company to announce a major layoff, with the hardware maker saying Monday it is slashing 5% of its workforce. In a regulatory filing, Dell attributed the job cuts to a “challenging global economic environment.” Dell Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clark told employees …

Restaurants are beginning the new year with a recurring problem: labor shortages. Chipotle said Thursday it’s looking to hire 15,000 people in North America to ensure its stores are staffed up ahead of its busy spring season. Other chains are also looking for workers: Taco Bell has more than 25,000 …

Boston — The U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile said Thursday that an unidentified malicious intruder breached its network in late November and stole data on 37 million customers, including addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth. T-Mobile said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the breach …