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Businesses aren’t creating tons of new jobs, but they also aren’t cutting many either.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Businesses faced with higher costs of their own have tried to shift some of the burden on to customers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Businesses can choose whether or not to pass on the discount to customers.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Businesses in the industrial area, she said, host late-night events, including raves, that disrupt their quality of life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

He didn’t worry about how screwed-up the market for some security became because he knew that eventually it would be disciplined by logic: Businesses either thrived or failed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis