Business
A ban on high-cost loans may be coming
Some payday loans carry interest rates of 100% or more. The Military Lending Act limits rates on loans to service members. Now, a bill aims to extend that protection to all.
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Open office plans are supposed to foster collaboration and innovation but most workers hate them. We'll explore how office design impacts productivity, culture and health.
Air Date: November 7, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Facebook announced it won't fact check political advertising while Twitter announced its ban on all political advertising. What role do these platforms play in our democracy?
Air Date: November 6, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:58How 75,000 abandoned cabbages inspired a huge online forum for farmers in Africa
Making lemonade out of life's lemons is one thing.
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Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion, pledges to protect health data
Google is purchasing Fitbit for $2.1 billion, a sign that the Internet company wants to make up ground in the crowded wearable-technology field.
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DuPont execs react to villain role in ‘Dark Waters’ film
Company executives react to DuPont’s role as the villain in a new film about chemical contamination starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway.
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No more ‘Scabby’? A Philly case means Trump’s NLRB could outlaw the ubiquitous union rat
Are inflatable rodents “legitimate communication” or “unlawful coercion”?
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$12.6 billion: Why the company that built Philly’s skyline is being sold to a California firm
We basically owe Liberty Place, the Comcast towers and the reinvigorated Navy Yard to Liberty Property Trust.
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Philly labor boss Johnny Doc has a court date — and it’s not for an entire year
Dougherty and his co-defendants, including Councilmember Bobby Henon, will appear before a judge in September 2020.
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N.J. hospital group joins multistate health care partnership
It’s teaming up with Pennsylvania and Ohio counterparts to improve patient safety and hospital practices
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Airline food prep workers stage PHL ‘die-in’ to rally for better health care
Employees of LSG Sky Chef, a subcontractor for American Airlines and others, staged a ‘die-in’ to spotlight their demand for affordable health care coverage.
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Chester brewery hopes to hire city residents as it expands
The Larimer Beer Company hopes to hire residents from the City of Chester as they expand their footprint in the city.
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Nam Son Bakery closed this month. The shuttered shop has become a symbol of cultural displacement to the Vietnamese community.
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Domestic workers in Philadelphia fight for rights, recognition
What will the Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights change — and why has it taken so long for one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. to have labor protections?
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J&J recalls baby powder after trace asbestos found in bottle
Johnson & Johnson on Friday recalled a single batch of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online.
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