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Tesla Pursues Building a New U.S. Plant With China’s Dominant Battery Maker
The auto industry has been lobbying to influence how the U.S. Treasury Department will interpret requirements in President Joe Biden’s signature climate package.
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Robots Speed Fulfillment to Help Apparel Company Scale for Growth
Challenge: A fast-growing D2C medical apparel company experienced significant growth in ecommerce order volume as well as dramatic spikes due to promotional activity.
Panera to Adopt Palm-Swipe Payment Systems, Sparking Privacy Fears
Amazon is now facing a lawsuit after a shopper in New York City claimed customers were not properly notified about the data that would be collected.

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How Solar Roofs Are Being Used to Power Electric Cars
The future of solar-powered vehicles is becoming clear: smaller, lighter, cheaper systems built to subtly augment electric driving, rather than power it in full.
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Alibaba to Split Into Six Groups and Explore IPOs
The reorganization marks a dramatic overhaul of one of China’s largest private companies, one that was once valued at over $800 billion.
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Dollar General is Deemed a ‘Severe Violator’ by the Labor Dept.
Since January 2017, OSHA has cited the company for 111 instances of workplace safety violations and imposed more than $15.5 million in penalties.
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Ransomware Attack to Hurt Revenue at India’s Top Drugmaker
A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the incident, which included a breach of some file systems and theft of certain company and personal data.
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Walmart is Changing the Way Its Employees Get to Work
When the new Walmart campus opens, roughly half its employees will live within five miles of their work. The plan is for every employee to have easy access to bike parking, showers and lockers.
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UAW Picks Shawn Fain to Take Over Presidency
The UAW is trying to regain the confidence of its members after a five-year U.S. investigation into embezzlement and illegal payoffs to union executives.
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Bombardier CEO Sees Blue Skies and Less Debt After Major Overhaul
Ending production of the small cabin Learjet and betting instead on mid- and large-size private jets, the Challenger and the Global, turned out to be a wise move.
Bombardier developed the C Series aircraft, but was unable to make it a financial success and had to offload it to Airbus, which renamed it the A220. Photo: Bloomberg
Oil Tankers Divert Away From Strike-Ridden French Ports
France released strategic stockpiles of oil products in March to avoid fuel shortages as the strikes blocked fuel movements from many local refineries.
Photo: Bloomberg
Freight Rebound Hopes are Fading Because of Retailer Caution
Big shippers including Nike, Target and Kohl’s remain guarded in ordering from suppliers as they continue to dig out from a glut of inventory.
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