businesses

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Flush with profits and buoyed by steadily rising sales, businesses have little need to cut jobs, especially when the supply of skilled labor is so low.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

City officials said they were less interested in actually collecting the taxes from unlicensed businesses, which would be difficult, and more in using it as a tool to go after them in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The largest part of the economy grew faster in May, even as businesses were coping with the worst inflation in several years — at a cost to job seekers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The businesses along Union Street and Gordon Street had also changed since Karen was a child but she said she felt she had to include the shops that were affected by the fire.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

After singing and praying in front of City Hall, the demonstrators broke up into small groups and entered several segregated downtown businesses.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson