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Boeing’s machinist strike is over. Workers ratified a new union contract that gets them a 38% raise.
The work stoppage led to a number of contract gains. The final agreement’s retirement benefits and a ratification bonus were sweeter than what Boeing initially put forward.
Apple and Nvidia keep doing the same do-si-do. Both companies are taking turns as the world’s most valuable company.
Target is going to fix its app to make it easier on staff. Customers will have to give workers more time to put together pick-up orders.
Astronauts vote just like us — except from space. A special system is set up to get their ballots beamed to Earth.
Defense industry shooting for a Harris win
The defense industry will watch presidential election results roll in just like the rest of us. One analyst says that they’re probably hoping for a win by Kamala Harris.
Although Donald Trump has been known for his bellicose rhetoric, he has also made a point of saying he wants to give out less military aid than his predecessors. Fewer exports mean fewer revenues for the companies that build bombs and fighter jets.
What is it about Kamala Harris that makes her weapons-makers’ preferred pick? Quartz’s Rocio Fabbro looked over a note from Jefferies explaining why.
Ozempich schmozempic, says Hims
Millennials who don’t want to wait for an Ozempic prescription are in luck. The wellness company Hims & Hers is lining up its own GLP-1 offering.
CEO Andrew Dudum says that Hims has already confirmed a supplier. His company is trying to take advantage of unmet demand built up when Novo Nordisk gets mired in shortages.
How soon will the Hims & Hers GLP-1 hit the market? Quartz’s Bruce Gil explains when — and why.
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SURPRISING DISCOVERIES
China has recorded the fewest new marriages on record. The country’s rate of fresh nuptials has been falling for a decade.
All those giant bug movies from the 50s were part of a nuclear-powered fever dream. Anxieties around the effects of atom-bomb warfare and the resulting radiation were behind the genre of outsized insect flicks.
Fast fashion is literally making sustainable fashion unaffordable. Undercutting costs by dispensing with labor and environmental concerns creates a so-called “brown” discount. (paywall)
Japan launched a wooden satellite into space. The LignoSat weighs less than a kilogram and features no screws or even glue.
Super Bowl advertisers are making it rain. Fox executives said they’ve already sold all their commercial inventory at a record price of $7 million for a 30-second spot. (paywall)
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