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  1. Ports Rush to Reopen After First Major Strike in Decades Is Suspended

    Days after tens of thousands of longshoreman along the East and Gulf Coasts walked out, their union and their bosses reached a tentative agreement on wages.

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    Cargo being unloaded in Savannah, Ga., on Friday after longshoremen on the East and Gulf Coasts suspended their strike.
    CreditAdam Kuehl for The New York Times
  2. For Savannah, It’s Not Just a Port. It’s an Economy.

    The Georgia city is a picturesque tourist destination. It’s also the No. 2 ocean cargo hub on the East Coast, and the dock strike’s quick end was a relief.

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    Container cargo was back in action on Friday in Savannah, Ga.
    CreditAdam Kuehl for The New York Times
  3. How Walmart’s Donna Morris Manages the Largest Work Force in America

    With 1.6 million U.S. employees under her watch, the company’s chief people officer faced a unique challenge just weeks into her new job: a pandemic.

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  4. How States Are Enticing Employers to Help Their Workers Save for College

    With college costs high, at least eight states now offer tax credits or deductions for employers that contribute to workers’ 529 accounts.

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  5. What an Escalating Middle East Conflict Could Mean for the Global Economy

    The biggest risk is a sustained increase in oil prices.

     By Sarah Kessler and

    Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles on Tuesday.
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  5. The Savannah Bananas Needed a Bigger Stage

    Everyone’s favorite dancing baseball team is taking its act almost exclusively to M.L.B. and football stadiums in 2025, with even more extreme changes on the horizon.

    By Benjamin Hoffman

     
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  10. The Jobs Report Is Good News for the Fed

    The data reversed recent signs of a labor market slowdown, probably taking away the argument for a big rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting.

    By Jeanna Smialek

     
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    Jobs and Oil Prices Are Keeping Markets on Edge

    Friday’s jobs report could bolster the view that the American economy is holding steady, but an oil price shock could undercut that sense of calm.

    By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni

     
  13. Labor Market Shows Unexpected Strength

    U.S. employers added 254,000 jobs in September, a sign that economic growth remained solid. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent.

    By Talmon Joseph Smith

     
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    The Union Leader Behind the Ports Strike

    As president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, Harold Daggett is taking advantage of organized labor’s resurgence to drive a hard bargain.

    By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni

     
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    So This Is Goodbye

    How do you move on to something else after years on the job?

    By Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg

     
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    The Cost of a New War in the Middle East

    An escalation of fighting between Israel and Iran could cause oil prices to spike and send a chill through the global economy.

    By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni

     
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    SoftBank’s Masa Son Nears His Next Big Bet: OpenAI

    The Japanese tech billionaire is poised to back the start-up, as part of his pledge to go on offense when it comes to investing in artificial intelligence.

    By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni

     
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    Port Workers Go on Strike

    The president of the International Longshoremen’s Association said the workers were “making history” by walking off the job for the first time in nearly 50 years.

    By Eric Lee/the New York Times

     
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