The top executives at large US companies are paid 278 times more than their company's workers and the gap continues to widen, according to a study published Wednesday.
Economics & Business
Aug 14, 2019
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Kochia is a highly invasive weed that is common in the Great Plains, where it has developed resistance to multiple herbicides. Now new dicamba-resistant strains are adding to grower worries.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2019
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Uber was preparing a share offering that values the global ridesharing giant at up to $82 billion, a source familiar with the deal said Thursday.
Business
May 9, 2019
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Thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers turned off their apps in a US-wide strike Wednesday over pay and working conditions, casting a shadow over this week's keenly anticipated Wall Street debut of ride-hailing leader Uber.
Business
May 9, 2019
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Uber pulled back on its ambitious valuation target Friday for its Wall Street debut, while still pricing its share offering in a range that would make it one of the largest in recent years in the tech sector.
Business
Apr 26, 2019
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A group of scientists has confirmed the first report of an egg parasitoid Telenomus remus in Africa, which could prove an important biological weapon in the fight against the devastating fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2019
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At least 230 new emoji, when different skin tones and genders are included, are due to be released this year. That's a leap on 2018 when only 157 emoji were added to the Unicode Standard – the code used to support emoji ...
Internet
Feb 8, 2019
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Incentives, in one form or other, are central to our lives.
Economics & Business
Jan 18, 2019
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A novel new way of determining the value of employee stock options has yielded some surprising insights: Options granted to woman and senior managers are worth more because they hold them longer. And options that vest annually ...
Economics & Business
Jan 7, 2019
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Places with more diversity in types of housing are more stable and can weather a housing crisis better, say University of Illinois researchers.
Social Sciences
Nov 7, 2018
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