The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty. Pallavi Gogoi
New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations The GAO also said airlines are taking longer to recover from disruptions like storms. It said surges in cancellations in late 2021 and early 2022 lasted longer than they did before the pandemic. The Associated Press
Late to the race, White House wants U.S. to become a leader in electric vehicles There's a race for dominance in electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. China leads right now, but other countries — including the U.S. — are trying hard to catch up. Jackie Northam
Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida. Vincent Acovino
The Fed admits some of the blame for Silicon Valley Bank's failure in scathing report The Federal Reserve says its own light-touch approach to bank regulation is partly to blame for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month, and it promised more vigorous oversight in the future. Scott Horsley
Vacant storefronts are common downtown but rare in Seattle suburbs Vacant retail stores may be common in downtown Seattle and its surrounding neighborhoods, but they’re exceedingly rare in the Seattle metro region as a whole. In fact, retail vacancy rates are at near record lows. Joshua McNichols
A windows update for Seattle’s International District For years, businesses in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District have been dealing with broken shop windows… and living with the plywood used to fill the gaps. But now, they’re getting some help. Kim Malcolm
Amazon cuts 9,000 workers in latest round of layoffs Thousands of Amazon employees learned they are out of job Wednesday morning as the company carried out its latest round of layoffs. Monica Nickelsburg
The Chevy Bolt, GM's popular electric vehicle, is on its way out General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the company would halt production on small EV at the end of the year — shifting the plant in Orion Township, Mich., to make two new electric truck models instead. Joe Hernandez
Laid off? Tech workers are job hunting The numbers keep going up. Layoffs in tech have put Seattle workers on edge. But the region’s shifting labor market is still looking pretty good for job seekers. UW Policy Professor Jacob Vigdor is here to help explain. Kim Malcolm
