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Here’s what you need to know:Union organizers tried to talk to Amazon workers at a traffic light outside a company warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., last month. Credit...Bob Miller for The New York TimesPresident Biden expressed solidarity with…

Here’s what you need to know:An AMC theater near Times Square. Shares in AMC, a company that has struggled through the pandemic, have been hyped on Reddit’s Wallstreetbets forum.Credit...Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty…

Here’s what you need to know:Downtown Nashville last week. Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program would attempt to steer more pandemic loans to the smallest businesses.Credit...Brett Carlsen/Getty ImagesAiming to steer more federal aid…

Here’s what you need to know:Jack Dorsey, left, the chief executive of Twitter; Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google; and Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee…

Here’s what you need to know:VideoOn Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a virtual hearing on GameStop and Reddit. Witnesses will include the chief executive and co-founder of Reddit.CreditCredit...Anna Moneymaker…

Here’s what you need to know:A major winter storm hit a large part of the United States on Monday, with heavy snow and cold temperatures in Texas.Credit...Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated PressAutomakers have been forced to idle factories or…

Newcastle in Northern England in December. The UK service sector, which was largely closed due to lockdowns last year, fell 8.9 percent.Recognition...Mary Turner for the New York TimesTo understand how severe the economic burden of the…

Here’s what you need to know:“GM.’s 2020 performance was remarkable by any measure,” said Mary Barra, the General Motors chief executive.Credit...Rebecca Cook/ReutersGeneral Motors said on Wednesday that it earned $6.4 billion in 2020, a…

Here’s what you need to know:Lachlan Murdoch, the chief executive of the Fox Corporation.Credit...Mike Cohen for The New York TimesIf Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News is at all worried about recent ratings declines, the company hid its concern…

Here’s what you need to know:Waiting for food donations in Pflugerville, Texas. Despite the rollout of coronavirus vaccines and a second federal relief package, applications for unemployment insurance remain high.Credit...Ilana…