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Informal grower Kotsoana Clementi is seen with packets of cannabis in his house, in a village about a 1.5-hour drive from Lesotho's capital city, Maseru.

Much of the world is legalizing pot. Lesotho, one of Africa’s poorest nations, has grown marijuana for centuries and sees its chance.

December 23, 2019 at 9:33 a.m.

Kekeletso Lekaota spends her work days nurturing rows of cannabis plants for harvest. Pruning a few yellowed leaves from stems with thick, flowering heads, she says the job requires a...

President Donald Trump speaks March 14, 2018, with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg during a tour of Boeing Co. facilities in St. Louis. A source said Trump called Muilenburg on Dec. 15, 2019, the day before the plane-maker said it would suspend production of the grounded 737 Max. Muilenburg assured Trump that any potential stoppage would be temporary and there would be no layoffs, the person said

Trump called Boeing CEO the day before the plane-maker halted 737 Max production: source

December 19, 2019 at 10:31 a.m.

President Donald Trump called Boeing to ask CEO Dennis Muilenburg about the company's health, the day before the plane-maker said it would suspend production of the grounded 737 Max, a...

Uber Works, the Chicago-tested temp-job app, is launching in Miami, with more cities planned

December 18, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

On Wednesday, Uber announced an expansion of a temporary staffing service it has been testing in Chicago. The program, called Uber Works, connects workers with businesses offering short-term jobs in...

Cash-hungry cities seek buyers for sewer systems to pay pensions

December 18, 2019 at 11:40 a.m.

As cities across the U.S. struggle under the weight of ballooning pension costs, some are putting their public water and sewer systems on the auction block to come up with...

An International ProStar high-rise sleeper tractor is seen July 23, 2015, at the Navistar plant in Melrose Park. Lisle-based Navistar said Dec. 17, 2019, that it would reduce global employment by more than 10% — a reduction of more than 1,300 jobs.

Navistar to cut 1,300 jobs as orders dry up at Lisle-based truck-maker

December 17, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

Navistar International will reduce global employment by more than 10%, the maker of International brand trucks said Tuesday. The Lisle-based manufacturer, which has more than 13,300 workers worldwide, slashed its...

How to be treated like a regular when you’re on the road

December 17, 2019 at 2:47 p.m.

Ashley Glasson, brand director of LNA clothing, racks up an annual mileage tally of 100,000 miles to 125,000 miles. Here are her traveling tips. (Mark Ellwood, Bloomberg)

The 5 places that stole my heart in 2019

December 13, 2019 at 1:49 p.m.

Full disclosure: 2019 was not my typical travel year. Where I traveled, how I got there, how frequently I hit the road - everything was different. In no small part,...

Tim Stone, chief finance officer of Ford Motor Co., and his dog Findley stand for a portrait in Dearborn, Mich., on Dec. 5, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Brittany Greeson.

Ford is letting employees bring dogs to work in a bid to lure tech talent

December 13, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.

This year when Ford went outside the company for the first time in 70 years to hire a chief financial officer, he came with an impressive pedigree - a resume...

The imperial Jacob diamond, one of the largest diamonds in the world, is displayed Feb. 19, 2019, at at the National Museum in New Delhi. An oversupply of rough diamonds means De Beers will mine 1 million carats less than previously forecast in both 2020 and 2021, according to an investor presentation on Dec. 10.

Are diamonds losing their glitter? Sales of gems slump in 2019.

December 10, 2019 at 9:27 a.m.

Anglo American curbed its plan to expand diamond production over the next two years after sales slumped in 2019 amid a wider industry crisis. Anglo's De Beers unit will mine...

President Donald Trump speaks during a small business roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Dec. 6, 2019.

Trump wants toilet rule review, saying people flush 10 or 15 times, and expresses displeasure with energy-efficient bulbs he says make him look orange

December 7, 2019 at 12:29 p.m.

Donald Trump's latest target for deregulation is America's toilets. The president on Friday said he wants a federal review of water efficiency standards in bathroom fixtures and complained that "people...

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