Education Disrupted
Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues
As teachers launch personal brands and cast themselves as influencers, start-ups and tech giants alike are racing to cultivate them to spread their wares.
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CreditMoris Moreno for The New York Times How Low-Cost Airlines Alter the Economics of Flying
Even as mergers have significantly reduced competition, airlines like Spirit and Frontier continue to play a role in moderating ticket costs.
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CreditAndrew Mangum for The New York Times Republicans Want to Sideline This Regulator. But It May Be Too Popular.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has collected nearly $12 billion for 29 million consumers in refunds and canceled debts. Will it be defanged?
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CreditChristie Hemm Klok for The New York Times Why a 24-Year-Old Chipmaker Is One of Tech’s Hot Prospects
Nvidia, a maker of graphics processing units, is riding an artificial intelligence boom to put its chips in drones, robots and self-driving cars.
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CreditJessica Kourkounis for The New York Times Manufacturing Is a Bright Spot in a Subdued Jobs Report
Employers added 156,000 jobs in August, fewer than expected. But Mack Trucks’ turn from layoffs to hiring typifies a revival at factories this year.
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Credit What’s Driving Job Growth in Industrial America?
President Trump campaigned on reviving the kinds of jobs done in factories, coal mines and oil fields. Since he took office, hiring has indeed ticked upward in these sectors, but is there any connection?
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CreditAndy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal, via Associated Press The August Jobs Numbers Are Weak. Don’t Blame Trump.
The numbers highlight a widely made mistake in how we have been talking about the economy since Inauguration Day.
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CreditTom Jamieson for The New York Times Matchesfashion.com Sells Majority Stake to Apax After Fierce Bidding War
The private equity firm beat out rivals that included Bain Capital, KKR and Permira to take a controlling interest in the fast-growing British luxury e-commerce group.
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Wealth Matters
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CreditHarrison Hill for The New York Times When Office Meetings Leave the Office Behind
Some entrepreneurs have instituted activities — outdoor planning sessions, meetings in a salt room, deal talks on a surfboard — that sound relaxing but are meant to be productive.
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CreditStephen Crowley/The New York Times Lattice to Seek Trump’s Approval for Chinese-Backed Buyout
The move by the semiconductor maker follows resistance to the deal from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
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CreditGuillermo Arias/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Nafta Negotiations: What’s at Stake in the Second Round
Trade representatives from Canada, Mexico and the United States will resume discussions after a tense first round of talks.
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CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times Wells Fargo’s Testimony Left Some Feeling Shortchanged
The bank told Congress last year that it had fully disclosed misconduct. But later reports indicate it knew more, prompting a call for new hearings.
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CreditUriel Sinai for The New York Times The Power Plants That May Save a Park, and Aid a Country
Near Virunga National Park, hydroelectric power plants provide electricity that could guard against deforestation and revitalize a war-torn country.
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CreditAn Rong Xu for The New York Times Bringing Information Technology to Construction Job Sites
A digital app is bringing blueprints to the phones and tablets of construction workers. On-site training makes the transition easier.
