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☆ Alaska-Hawaiian merger faces a Justice Department that has been skeptical of airline deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. It could be the latest in a string of challenges brought by President Joe Biden's Justice Department against airline deals it views as anticompetitive. Alaska Air Group 's executives spent months working on its plan to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines . The Alaska-Hawaiian and JetBlue-Spirit deals are different in approach, but the Alaska acquisition could still face hurdles with regulators. "We have very similar product offerings and we have very limited network overlap."

Persons: Joe Biden's, William Kovacic, Shane Tackett, Samuel Engel Organizations: Alaska Airlines, U.S, Capitol, Reagan National Airport, JetBlue, Joe Biden's Justice Department, Alaska Air Group, Hawaiian Airlines, Spirit, Virgin America, Airbus, Boeing, The, George Washington School of Law, Federal Trade Commission, CNBC, Boston University's Questrom School of Business, ICF Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, The Alaska, Hawaii, Southwest, Asia, Delta, United, Alaska, anticompetitive, Pacific

☆ David Wainer — Columnist at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( David Wainer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

David WainerDavid Wainer is a Heard on the Street columnist based in New York, where he writes about healthcare. David spent over a decade as a correspondent in Israel before moving to New York in 2018. He was awarded the Elizabeth Neuffer gold prize in 2019 for his coverage of China's effort to reshape the United Nations during the Donald Trump presidency. David was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. David has a bachelor's degree in finance from Boston University's Questrom School of Business.

Persons: David Wainer David Wainer, David, Elizabeth Neuffer, Donald Trump Organizations: Bloomberg News, United Nations, Boston University's Questrom School of Business Locations: New York, Israel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

☆ The story of inflation, as told through your child's backpack
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Back-to-school shopping hasn't been easy this year for Lauren Cyr. Total spending on school-related items for students in these grades is expected to climb to a new high of $41.5 billion. Instead, consumers have reported that purchases of more supplies and bigger-ticket items have contributed to higher spending this year. While inflation has broadly slowed, consumers may not feel any respite as prices of school supplies are still rising. "By being flexible in what you're purchasing, you can actually come away with both a happy child and a happy wallet."

Persons: Lauren Cyr, ", Cyr, Cyr isn't, Jay Zagorsky Organizations: National Retail Federation, Prosper, Boston University's Questrom School of Business Locations: Ruskin , Florida

Much as he would have liked to significantly increase supplies, Biosca-Reig said he couldn't justify investing millions of euros in new production lines unless he was paid more for the generic drug to cover sharply rising costs. European generic drugmakers say the tender system and regulated prices have fuelled a race to the bottom, and European firms are being undercut by suppliers from Asia. BRUSSELS, WE HAVE A PROBLEMThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) and European Union lawmakers acknowledge there is a problem. Half the generic medicines sold in Spain are priced below 1.60 euros per box or bottle, the country's generics manufacturing association said. But companies with smaller market shares, such as Israel's Teva (TEVA.TA), which has 5% of the region's amoxicillin market according to Medicines for Europe, are constrained.

☆ Parental leave is the greatest benefit workers don't take
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Rebecca Knight | Shana Lebowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The share of US workers who have access to family leave, including parental leave, is increasing. Like many women, Amanda Krupa took less parental leave than she was allowed in order to protect her career and income. The rate of women taking maternity leave hasn't changed since the '90sThe US is the only industrialized country that doesn't guarantee paid parental leave. Some employers offer short-term-disability insurance to help cover workers' parental leave, but it doesn't always replace all wages. Today, all employees there are eligible for 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

☆ How to deal with work-from-home loneliness when you manage a remote team
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-10 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Insider's latest work-advice column is about how managers can tackle remote work loneliness. I have weekly team and one-on-one meetings with colleagues, but apart from those and task-related messages, we don't interact much. I'm not sure how much my team members communicate with each other, but I imagine they have similar experiences. The good news is there are plenty of simple things you can do to help you and your team form social bonds and mitigate your collective feelings of loneliness. Noonan suggested setting aside a couple of hours each week where team members do their own work over video together.

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