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QR Codes Are Here to Stay. So Is the Tracking They Allow.

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Fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes popped up everywhere in the pandemic. Businesses don’t want to give them up.

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Delays, More Masks and Mandatory Shots: Virus Surge Disrupts Office-Return Plans

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A wave of the contagious Delta variant is causing companies to reconsider when they will require employees to return, and what health requirements should be in place when they do.

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Silicon Valley’s Best Pandemic Ever

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As the world reeled, tech titans supplied the tools that made life and work possible. Now the companies are awash in money — and questions about what it means to win amid so much loss.

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Pandemic Recession Officially Lasted Only Two Months

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An economic group concluded that the downturn was limited to March and April 2020, though the pandemic’s impact continues to play out.

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The Car Market 'Is Insane': Dealers Can't Keep Up With Demand

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A shortage of computer chips is keeping automakers from producing enough cars to meet rising demand. Used cars are scarce, too.

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Federal Reserve Chair Testifies Before Congress

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Jerome H. Powell told senators that price gains should fade, but he made it clear that the Fed is watching them carefully.

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