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Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and President Donald Trump tour an Apple manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 29, 2019. After the Jan. 6, 2020, storming of the U.S. Capitol, Cook tweeted, "Those responsible for this insurrection should be held to account," but did not name Trump.

Business leaders denounce storming the Capitol, but most avoid criticizing Trump by name

January 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

Corporate America is parting with its CEO president — carefully. Four years after Donald Trump swept into the White House, cowing executives and shaking markets with tweet storms and tantrums,...

President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks about the U.S. economy Nov. 16, 2020, at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware.

Clear election winner: Corporate push for diversity gets boost from Biden victory

November 18, 2020 at 9:14 a.m.

In a twist, companies probably will find themselves more in line with the diversity and inclusion policies of President-elect Joseph Biden than with the departing administration of Donald Trump. Part...

As some white-collar workers begin a cautious return to work, it's becoming clear how hard it is to make the workplace safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

Offices resort to sensors in futile attempts to keep workers apart

October 21, 2020 at 9:48 a.m.

Millions of workers in recent months have returned to offices outfitted with new pandemic protocols meant to keep them healthy and safe. But temperature checks and Plexiglas barriers between desks...

A Montefiore Medical Center employee walks past signs thanking the medical staff on April 9, 2020 in New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that while signs show that measures taken by New Yorkers are beginning to flatten the curve, COVID-19 deaths across the state were 777 on Friday.

COVID-19 is hurting black Americans more in almost every way

April 14, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

COVID-19 is more likely to kill black Americans, and for those that survive, the pandemic will take a devastating toll on their jobs and future earning potential, a new McKinsey...

Male-dominated car dealerships struggle to attract women workers

June 1, 2019 at 2:04 a.m.

Alana Barragan says she was so put off by the high-pressure sales pitch she encountered while car shopping at AutoNation Honda in Fremont, California, that she didn't buy one. After...

Americans spent millions on sign-making materials in January

June 5, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

Here's one gauge of the rekindled American enthusiasm for political statements: Sales of poster boards, markers and other sign-making supplies jumped more than 30 percent in the week before Donald...

A growing number of investors are pushing companies to include women and minorities on their corporate boards.

Investors push corporate boards to add women, people of color

June 5, 2018 at 6:13 p.m.

Slowly but steadily, investors continue to let corporate boards know that "male, pale and stale" doesn't cut it anymore. The small but growing number of shareholder votes on diversity proposals...

Automakers remain silent as they walk a tightrope with Trump

June 6, 2018 at 3:34 a.m.

Majed Moughni has lived the American dream: He climbed the ladder from impoverished refugee to hotel dishwasher to valet for Ford royalty. Today he's a lawyer, sitting at a chair...

Ford notes 29% rise in fuel economy for aluminum-bodied pickup

June 18, 2018 at 5:51 a.m.

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan — Ford said its aluminum- bodied F-150 pickup will get as much as 29 percent better fuel economy than its mostly steel predecessor as the automaker gambles with...

Longtime Long Island dealer knows troubles Chrysler’s seen

August 21, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.

The day investor Kirk Kerkorian offered $4.5 billion for ailing Chrysler Corp., a car salesman in Southold, N.Y., dusted off a framed print. "Time to hang this up again," Chrysler...

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