Year: 2025
Harvard negotiation expert: People who are good at handling conflict do this 1 thing
When approaching conflict, most people aim to get their way, while others try to find common ground. This is a mistake authors Robert Bordone and Joel Salinas say. In their new book “Conflict Resilience: Negotiating Disagreement Without Giving Up or Giving In” the two argue that trying to solve conflict strips the interaction of its […]
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Trump administration sends a clear message to the oil and gas industry: ‘You’re the customer’
HOUSTON — The officials leading President Donald Trump’s energy agenda made clear to oil, gas and mining executives this week that they have an ally in Washington who intends to make it as easy as possible for them to drill in federal lands and waters. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told executives gathered for the world’s […]
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After such a relentless market correction, the relief rally faces a high burden of proof
It felt better, but did it mean anything? Friday’s zippy 2.1% bounce in the S & P 500 , at minimum, interrupted one of the more relentless retrenchments from a record high Wall Street had seen. The index took a mere three weeks and a day to fall just over 10% from its peak on […]
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‘We are facing an epidemic of demoralization,’ says happiness expert—here’s how to fight that feeling
“I’m overwhelmed.” “I’m just one person. There’s nothing I can do.” “I want to give up.” As a happiness researcher who’s spent a decade studying the science of well-being, I’ve received hundreds of messages like these. I see the same feeling expressed, over and over again — but never with a name attached to it. […]
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Here are the most oversold stocks due for a trader’s bounce following the market rout
The market just saw its fourth straight week in the red, but there are some stocks that are so washed out they may be due for a rebound. On Friday, the S & P 500 closed the week down about 2.3%, putting the loss since its Feb. 19 all-time at 8.2%. The Nasdaq Composite and […]
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Goodbye to ‘bags fly free’ on Southwest Airlines, the last freebie in America
Passengers check in for Southwest Airlines flights at Chicago Midway International Airport on Feb. 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Almost nothing is guaranteed in life. Certainly not weather, electricity, health, tariffs or eggs. But for more than 50 years, American consumers could count on Southwest Airlines letting them check bags […]
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After Elon Musk’s Delaware exit, state lawmakers weigh bill to overhaul corporate law
Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned Delaware’s corporate law into a […]
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‘Filled with arrogance’: China lashes out at G7 over statements on maritime security
Chinese national flags flutter on boats near shipping containers at the Yangshan Port outside Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025. Go Nakamura | Reuters Chinese national flags flutter on boats near shipping containers at the Yangshan Port outside Shanghai, China, February 7, 2025. Go Nakamura | Reuters China has lashed out at accusations it is endangering […]
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Trump signs order to gut Voice of America, other agencies
In this June 15, 2020, file photo, the Voice of America building stands in Washington. Andrew Harnik | AP President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America and six other federal agencies, his administration’s latest step to shrink bureaucracy. The order […]
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Trump administration weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, memo says
Close up of American visa label in passport. Alexander W Helin | Moment | Getty Images The Trump administration is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters. The memo lists […]
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