$4 raise for grocery workers: Trade groups sue to block law Trade groups representing Seattle grocery stores are suing to block the city’s new “hazard pay” rule for grocery workers. They filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Wednesday, the same day the emergency ordinance took effect. Amy Radil
U.S. Adds Just 49,000 Jobs In January, 'Not Anywhere Close' To Recovering Lost Jobs U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, after a pandemic-driven slump in December. Unemployment fell to 6.3%. Scott Horsley
Scandals In China Bring Calls For More Regulation Over Tech Companies A series of corporate scandals have sparked new anger among China's younger generation and bolstered calls for greater corporate regulation. Emily Feng
GameStop Mania Likely Won't Happen Again. Here's How To Invest Wisely Some investors in a Reddit group made a pile of money off GameStop's wild ride. But it's unlikely something similar will happen again. Here's how you can make smart investments. Chris Arnold
How Desi Arnaz Changed Television And Business History We remember one of the great TV innovators who changed the business of television: Desi Arnaz. Sonari Glinton
U.K. Strips Chinese Broadcaster's License, Citing Communist Party Ties A U.K. regulator says the Chinese Communist Party is ultimately in charge of the China Global Television Network satellite news channel. Bill Chappell
Consulting Giant McKinsey To Settle Opioid Claims For $573 Million McKinsey is the latest major American corporation to face legal, financial and public relations peril stemming from its role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic. Brian Mann
Biden Plan To Expand Child Tax Credit Could Help Millions Out Of Poverty NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Chuck Marr, director of federal tax policy at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, about the Biden administration's proposal to expand the child tax credit.
Crude Prices Are Recovering, But Oil Companies Are Far From A Return To Normal Last year was a brutal one for the oil industry. Even as crude prices recover, companies like Exxon are bracing for a very slow return to normalcy. Camila Domonoske
Will clashes over climate continue without Bezos as Amazon's CEO? Amazon's founder and original CEO Jeff Bezos will step down this summer. It's news that could imply changes at the helm of the company, which has clashed with employees over issues like workplace safety and the environment. Katie Campbell
