Articles by Richa Naidu, Martin Coulter and Jason Lange

ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Sounding Alarm for Some

Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best …

WHO Cancer Research Arm to Say Aspartame Sweetener a Possible Carcinogen: Sources

One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and …

Reckitt Expects U.S. Infant Formula Shortage Until Spring

The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of the White House is likely to “persist” until spring, according to Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of what is now the biggest brand in the market, …

Western Companies Wrestle With Russia ‘Half-Exits’

Western companies that maintain a presence in Russia to provide essential goods such as food and medicines are trying to strike a balance between President Vladimir Putin’s government and advocates of Ukraine pulling them in opposite directions. More than 400 …

Why OSHA Is Investigating Amazon Worker Deaths at Illinois Building Hit by Tornado

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — The U.S. workplace safety watchdog is investigating the circumstances around the collapse during Friday night’s storm of an Amazon.com Inc building in Illinois in which six workers died, an official at the U.S. Department of Labor said …

Walgreens, CVS Lead COVID-19 Vaccination Drive for Nursing Homes

The U.S. government and two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains kick off a nationwide campaign to vaccinate nursing home residents against COVID-19 on Monday, a week after the first vaccines authorized in the country began being administered to healthcare …

States Grapple With Determining Who’s Essential, Who’s Not for COVID Vaccine

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their U.S. workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential, and who is not. Inoculation against the …

Election Security: Retailers Board Up Stores Amid Fears Over More Civil Unrest

This time last year, shoppers on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile were waiting for Louis Vuitton to debut its whimsical holiday window decorations. Now those same windows are hidden behind a wall of wood panels painted bright orange. While still open for …

Credit Insurers Stopped Backing Toys ‘R’ Us a Year Ago

When Toys ‘R’ Us secured a $3.1 billion bankruptcy loan in September, toy makers were reassured they would be paid for goods delivered to the company as it tried to emerge from Chapter 11. Now those payments are at risk …

High Cost, Scarcity of Insurance Keeping Vendors from Sears Shelves

U.S. department store operator Sears Holdings Corp. is having trouble stocking shelves, as some vendors have fled while others are demanding stricter payment terms because of difficulties hedging against default risk. The strain in Sears’ supply chain is exacerbated by …