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WSJ What’s News

Working From Home Could Up Your Risk of Being Laid Off

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

Daily News, News

4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A.M. Edition for Jan. 26. New data shows that fully remote employees are more likely to be let go than their peers. Plus, President Biden hits pause on new approvals for natural gas exports in a win for environmental groups. And WSJ reporter Nick Kostov details increasing competition in the luxury goods industry as shoppers pull back from their post-pandemic splurges. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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ek slash special offer. A win for environmental groups as President Biden hits pause on new approvals for natural gas exports.

0:37.0

Plus why working from home could up your risk of getting laid off, and competition heats up in the luxury goods industry as shoppers

0:45.5

pull back from their post-pandemic splurges. These brands have to spend a lot on

0:50.0

marketing they are spending an increasing amount on stores.

0:53.6

And so at the moment what we're seeing is big brands getting bigger

0:56.3

and a lot of the smaller brands kind of losing out.

0:58.6

It's Friday, January 26th.

1:00.6

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of

1:04.5

What's News? The top headlines and business stories moving your world today. The Biden administration is today pausing approvals for liquefied natural gas exports

1:21.8

after a month-long review, a move that is a major win for

1:25.7

environmental groups and that has angered oil and gas producers.

1:30.1

Commodities reporter Joe Wallace says it comes as the administration takes stock of the U.S.

1:35.2

new status as the world's largest LNG exporter.

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