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Micheline Maynard

Micheline is a contributing columnist at the Washington Post concentrating on business and culture. She has written about flooding in Detroit, tainted water in Benton Harbor, nationwide shortages of restaurant staff, and vaccine hesitancy.

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Marketing Caitlyn Jenner

Olympian Bruce Jenner’s decision to transition from male and female, and become known as Caitlyn Jenner is a multi-faceted story. And one of the biggest

Buying a car via Costco

Costco members know they can buy a wide variety of products, from flowers and tires to pizza, in the vast warehouse stores and online. Now, Bloomberg

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A banner year for broadway

Megastars, long-running musicals and a strong tourism climate are causing a boom on Broadway, according to the New York Times. The Broadway League reported record

Lewis Hamilton’s new contract

As our Rian Bosse told you, American millennials aren’t much interested in auto racing. But globally, one racing star attracts a wide audience: Lewis Hamilton.

No answers in Takata airbag recall

Takata, the Japanese auto supplier, agreed on Tuesday to recall 33.8 million defective airbag inflators. It is the largest automotive recall in history. There’s only

Expect GM turnaround to last a decade

Board members at major corporations rarely share their thoughts about how companies are run. So, it’s worth checking out comments made to Bloomberg by E.

Consumer confidence plunges

Earlier this week, we told you about concerns over retail sales. On Friday, there was another surprise indication that the economy might be faltering. Consumer

Why we aren’t buying stuff

The retail sales report is often seen as one of the indicators of the health of the economy. And if April is any indication, consumers

Business behind presidential libraries

Chicago is getting President Barack Obama’s presidential library. That’s not exactly a surprise, given that Obama has deep connections with the city. But for a

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