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Airline grounds 125 staff deemed too fat to fly
In what could be a weighty problem for Air-India, the carrier is planning to ground 125 cabin crew for being overweight, according to reports.
Oil rises on U.S. stockpile drawdown ahead of Fed decision
Oil rose on Wednesday after an unexpected drawdown in U.S. stockpiles and an increase in U.S. gasoline prices, but concerns remained about a global surplus, falling Asian demand and whether the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates.
AB InBev courting SABMiller to form $270B drinks giant
SABMiller confirms that the Belgian brewing giant AB InBev has informed it that it intends to make a purchase approach.
FedEx earnings fall short of estimates
FedEx on Wednesday posted earnings that fell short of analysts' expectations.
Mortgage applications plunge by 7 percent ahead of Fed decision
Mortgage borrowers backed away last week, as suspense continued ahead of this Thursday's Federal Reserve decision on the future of interest rates.
OECD trims growth outlook but urges Fed action this week
The global economic outlook has grown darker than it was only a few months ago, but the United States is doing well enough that its central bank should go ahead with its first rate increase since the financial crisis
Is it time to abolish mandatory retirement?
Stereotypes of frailty and mental diminution? Rubbish.
An Obamacare Change to Medicare Is Backfiring
Medicare’s attempts to hold hospitals accountable for poor quality treatment is inadvertently penalizing hospitals that take care of sicker, poorer patients, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. A provision in the Affordable...
Study: The key to happiness at work is free snacks
Even at a company with unlimited vacation, it's hard to compete with the daily joy of having a seltzer machine in the office kitchen.
Colorado braces for day of tax-free weed
An accounting error in Colorado is paying off for marijuana consumers Wednesday, when a quirk in a state tax law prompts the state to suspend most taxes on recreational pot.The one-day pot tax holiday means Colorado...
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