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Many men say that taking parental leave is perceived by their boss as a lack of professional commitment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US Treasury secretary must defend Trump's economic agenda while maintaining investors’ faith in US bonds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merck Mercuriadis convinced pop stars and Wall Street that music was the next hot asset class. It worked out for everyone—but him.  By Devin Leonard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GM’s Mary Barra is trying to figure out how to sell electric cars in Trump’s America.  By David Welch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fish eggs are still a menu upsell, but they’re more popular than ever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI could eventually do much of the work that takes doctors away from time spent with patients. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two years after Elon Musk acquired the social platform, it's fair to wonder if it's even a business at all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The more popular they are, points programs become less generous See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many tech executives present as philosophers. The CEO of the most valuable company in the world just want make chips. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As anti-US sentiment increases across Europe, one retailer is giving shoppers a way to avoid American products. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hannah Selinger’s ‘Cellar Rat’ is full of fascinating intel on the business of selling wine, plus petty grievances against the hospitality world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Americans of all political affiliations will miss the checks and balances that Trump is trying to dispense with. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The island’s sledding championship is taking on added cultural — and political — importance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As devastated communities struggle to kick-start rebuilding, some experts warn that officials aren’t thinking enough about the bigger picture. By Laura Bliss See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What would happen to a city if one company owned most of it? Exhibit A: Irvine, California. By Michael Waters and John Gittelsohn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Stiller’s twisty office horror show draws on a long cinematic history and exposes our deepest fears about work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A history of The Onion provides some clues of how American comedy can rise to the second Trump term See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As nightclubs and karaoke bars go out of business in China, big brewers are changing their game plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The company is overhauling its $200 billion money machine before everyone abandons it for ChatGPT. By Julia Love and Davey Alba See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rapid expansion made TD Bank a household name in the US but left it vulnerable to criminals—and billion in fines.   By Christine Dobby, Ari Altstedter, David Voreacos and Tom Schoenberg   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They’re getting smarter, deadlier and more indispensable, and almost all of them  come from China. One Silicon Valley company wants to change that. By Drake Bennett and Ashlee Vance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unfazed by talk of trade wars, buyers at a Miami car show paid record prices for rare autos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The calculus on renting versus buying a home in the US has gotten much more complex since the 1960s See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two recent books examine the dark side of capitalism’s effect on urban development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What began as a Korean specialty market four decades ago is now a billion-dollar grocery empire with an obsessive foodie following. By Adam Chandler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.