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Battle for Bakhmut Reaches Highest Intensity Yet

Wall Street Journal Heavy fighting gripped the east-Ukrainian city, as Russia claimed small advances in the one of the bloodies battles of the war. https://www.wsj.com/articles/battle-for-ukraines-bakhmut-reaches-highest-intensity-yet-7808fb6b

Inflation can’t stop the booming beauty industry

Washington Post The beauty industry has become synonymous with wellness. And even now, with stubbornly high inflation, shoppers are making room in their budgets for self-care. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/17/beauty-industry-inflation/

Economy stumbled after banking crisis, stirring renewed recession fears

Washington Post If those trends continue, the recession that many analysts have predicted for much of the past year will finally arrive in the coming months. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/16/economy-recession-fears/

Oklahoma Businesses Recruit Tech Workers from Ukraine

Wall Street Journal A Tulsa industry group is helping to provide highly skilled immigrants a refuge from the war in their homeland. https://www.wsj.com/articles/oklahoma-businesses-recruit-tech-workers-from-ukraine-ff1fe577

Iran Makes Fresh Push to Force Women to Wear Hijab

Wall Street Journal Growing resistance among Iranian women to wearing a headscarf shows the widening chasm between leaders and the population. https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-makes-fresh-push-to-force-women-to-wear-hijab-7fefba6e

A Last-Minute Tax Guide for Procrastinators

Wall Street Journal Here are tips on how to navigate filing your return or requesting an extension by the April 18 deadline. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-last-minute-tax-guide-for-procrastinators-e0b853b1

Fox News, Dominion Prepare for Battle in $1.6 Billion Defamation Trial

Wall Street Journal A Delaware jury is slated to decide whether the network acted with “actual malice” in broadcasting false election-fraud claims. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fox-news-dominion-prepare-for-battle-in-1-6-billion-defamation-trial-fad2e9a6

Inflation Tests a Global Economy That Has Weathered Covid-19, Ukraine War

Wall Street Journal The economic recovery remains fragile as stubborn inflation fuels risks in many corners of the world. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-tests-a-global-economy-that-has-weathered-covid-19-ukraine-war-b090e22c

Why It’s Important to Show Gratitude at Work—and What’s the Best Way to Do It

Wall Street Journal Research finds that even a simple thank-you can go a long way to making employees and colleagues feel valued and more collaborative. https://www.wsj.com/articles/show-gratitude-work-aaf8f20c

Banks Are Finally Facing Pressure to Pay Depositors More

Wall Street Journal Small and midsize banks lost hundreds of billions of dollars in recent weeks to their bigger peers and to money-market funds offering higher yields. https://www.wsj.com/articles/banks-are-finally-facing-pressure-to-pay-depositors-more-88d6447d