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Disney made $4.5 billion from “Pirates of the Caribbean” at the box office. Despite their success, Kiera Knightley said the films occupy a “very confused place in my head.”

Hearst Magazines lays off nearly 200 staffers across various brands, just in time for the holidays.

A decade after the Paris Agreement, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton trace how we’ve kept on with business as usual.

The exodus of Target shoppers to Walmart parallels blue-state Americans defecting to Trump this year.

The fate of turkey tails shows how Americans have shifted from eating whole animals to focusing on choice cuts—and the surprising places where unwanted parts end up.

With James Gorman’s elevation to chairman and desperate to avoid another Chapek debacle, the company is pursuing new ways to find its next chief. THR games out six succession scenarios. The Walt Disney Co. is betting that James Gorman can pull off a succession two-fer.

Getting ahead was once a cornerstone of the American Dream. Now, many professionals are actually turning down promotions. Late last year, two of Zack's managers at the construction and engineering firm where he works pulled him aside. Congratulations, they said.

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And why Trump’s plans would make things even worse.