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A New Benefit Is Born to Help Companies Find and Keep Workers

At a time when companies will do just about anything to recruit and retain workers, fertility benefits have gone from novelty to a must-have for many companies.

An employee trims silicone bungs, used for in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Photo: Bloomberg.

‘Unsustainable’ Squeeze Grips U.S. Hospitals on Covid Labor Cost

Hospitals are starting to emerge from the worst of COVID-19, but one consequence has persisted: They still have to pay workers more.

Health workers talk with a patient via Facebook video chat. Photo: Bloomberg.

After Nickel, Lithium Is Next Concern for Battery Makers

Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for several industries.

Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile at Bald Hill Lithium and Tantalum Mine outside of Widgiemooltha, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Moves to Widen Use of Pfizer Covid Pill as Supply Grows

The Biden administration will allow all pharmacies to order Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 therapy pill, as it looks to boost access to the promising drug as the supply increases.

Boxes of Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid antiviral medication. Photo: Bloomberg.

How 'BODFS' Is Helping Retailers in the Last-Mile Delivery Race

Many omnichannel retailers are adopting the practice of buy online, deliver from store (BODFS) as a powerful strategy for staying competitive in the last mile.

An online shopper retrieves their package from the doorstep. Photo: Getty Images.

The Missing Cog in Turning Retail Stores Into Micro-Fulfillment Centers

It has never been more important for retailers to know the precise amount and location of their inventory.

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New Report Finds Slow Progress on Sustainable Plastic Packaging

In the effort to reduce the presence of plastic in consumer goods, packaging seems like a good place to start.

Crushed plastic bottles and containers sit bound in a bale ready to be recycled. Photo: Getty.

Ukraine’s Farmers Fight to Stave Off Global Food Crisis

It’s hard to overstate the importance of farming in Ukraine, as countries reliant on its crops scramble to find alternative supplies.

Sunflowers in a field at dusk. Photo: Getty.

Amazon Union Election Kicks Off at Second New York Warehouse

Workers at a second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, began voting on whether to join an upstart union that already won a historic election at a nearby facility.

An Amazon truck drives past an Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rally in the Staten Island borough of New York. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Businesses See Record Price Growth, Backlogs in April

A measure of prices received by U.S. manufacturers and service providers increased to a record in April as firms shifted the burden of higher wages and surging costs to customers.

A warehouse worker operates a forklift. Photo: Shutterstock.

The Risks and Rewards of Automating Agriculture

In recent years, farmers and other food suppliers have recognized the need for technology modernization. But they’ve been slower to recognize the importance of cybersecurity.

Photo: Bloomberg

Chip-Starved Firms Are Scavenging Silicon From Washing Machines

A major industrial conglomerate has resorted to buying washing machines and tearing out the semiconductors inside for use in its own chip modules, according to the CEO of a company central to the chipmaking supply chain.

Silicon wafers made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). Photo: Bloomberg.

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