business
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ExxonMobil under investigation by US financial watchdog over oil valuationsSecurities and Exchange Commission looking into how fossil fuel giant valued its assets since oil prices fell two years ago
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Enterprise car rental company leaves Alec after public outcryCompany follows lead of Ford and others in exiting rightwing American Legislative Exchange Council after consumers condemned membership -
Mylan CEO expected to defend EpiPen price hikes before CongressHeather Bresch has attempted to justify large price increases on allergic reaction device, arguing that the company ultimately makes only $50 in profit per pen -
US drug company hiked price of acne cream by 3,900% in less than 18 monthsNovum Pharma, bought the rights to Aloquin cream, which contains two cheap ingredients, in 2015 and almost immediately increased the price by 1,100%
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Wage gap between white and black Americans is worse today than in 1979Black men’s average hourly wages went from being 22.2% lower in 1979 to 31.0% lower in 2015; for black women the wage gap went from 6% to 19%
in depth
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In Ohio, frackers are drilling. Soon Ineos will be doing the same in BritainThe UK chemicals giant, which has 30 applications to drill at home, is running publicity tours on the Appalachian shale fields to boost the industry’s image
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Elizabeth Warren is still mad about the financial crash, and we should be tooAs we pass the eight anniversary of the crash, the senator is rightly demanding that the government explain why it has failed to prosecute those responsible
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America is finally back on its feet but the poor are being left behindThe latest Census Bureau report has much to cheer but a deeper look at how we measure poverty shows how much more needs to be done
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Leaked documents reveal secretive influence of corporate cash on politicsSealed Wisconsin court documents from Scott Walker investigation expose extent of corporate influence on democratic process rarely seen by the public
around the world
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French Connection boss dismisses calls for him to relinquish dual roleCompany says changing Stephen Marks’s responsibilities would risk derailing turnaround plan, as it reports £7.9m loss
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Australia forces sale of residential properties over foreign investment breachesGovernment orders another 16 owners from the UK, Canada, Malaysia and China to sell properties bought in breach of foreign investment rules
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Greece's old reliable: tourism boom helps soothe battered economyBritish holidaymakers lead league table of arrivals to Greece with about 2.4m in 2015 – with Brexit having no impact so far
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Germany the clear winner in EU fight to find jobs for the youngThe eurozone’s overall youth unemployment rate of 21% disguises massive variations in the figures. While Germany has some of the best rates, parts of Italy are at the other end of the scale
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Millennial financeMillennial financeArtsy afterlife: a new breed of urban taxidermists give animals 'life after death'Amber Maykut is part of a resurgence of taxidermists committed to never killing for the sake of art – using animals that have already been killed for other purposes
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Money and feminismMoney and feminism'Eggs in the bank': how one clinic is making egg freezing less expensiveExtend Fertility cuts the $10,000 price tag in half to give women with demanding careers or chronic illnesses more accessible options in planning for their futures
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Burger King and KFC called out for lagging behind on antibiotic-free meatA new report grades fast food chains on their efforts to curb the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which kills 700,000 people worldwide each year
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'A historic change': California first state to pass overtime pay for farm workersThe state’s 800,000 farm workers will be eligible for time-and-a-half pay after 40 hours of work a week phased in over four years
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Millennials want purpose over paychecks. So why can't we find it at work?Companies and employees could both benefit from collectively creating a meaningful work culture for millennials
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We need to do more to keep LGBT employees from returning to the closetStanford’s new LGBT executive training program gives an important boost to business leaders, many of whom still fight prejudice at work
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