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The auto maker will close all three of its factories in Brazil, eliminating about 5,000 jobs, as part of a broader turnaround effort under new Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley.

The economy is poised for a boom in 2021 after a December setback.

Jan. 7, 2021 8:46 pm ET In the wake of the riot at the Capitol, companies moved to cut ties with President Trump and his supporters and fired workers who participated. Facebook Inc. banned Mr. Trump indefinitely and Canada-based Shopify Inc. closed online stores associated with Mr. Trump’s campaign and businesses. Publisher Simon & Schuster said it would drop a coming book by Sen. Josh Hawley, a key backer of Mr. Trump’s election claims. Dozens more executives an...

Jan. 8, 2021 8:22 am ET A bottleneck at the National Archives is delaying benefits claims for 32,000 military veterans, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Covid-19 pandemic shut the National Personnel Records Center, a unit of the Archives, for months last year except for emergency requests. After briefly operating at low capacity, it once again closed in the fall for all but emergency requests. A veteran’s record may need certification by the Archives as one of the ...

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