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Wendy’s, fast-food company that is the third largest hamburger chain in the United States, behind McDonald’s and......
Western Air Lines, Inc., former American airline that was first incorporated in 1925 as Western Air Express, Inc.,......
Western Electric Company Inc., American telecommunications manufacturer that throughout most of its history was......
The Western Union Company is a global financial services firm specializing in money transfers. Headquartered in......
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, major American company that was a leading manufacturer of electrical equipment.......
At its height in 2019, coworking company WeWork managed more leased office space than any other company in New......
A cashless society is one in which cash, in the form of physical banknotes and coins, is not accepted in any financial......
It’s 1984. More than 77 million Americans—nearly one-third of the country—are tuned in to their televisions to......
Money, it has been said, is “a social convention.” Everyone agrees some pieces of paper or discs of metal issued......
Preparing a summary of work experience and skills is a critical part of the job-seeking process. But for young......
Whiskey Rebellion, (1794), in American history, uprising that afforded the new U.S. government its first opportunity......
Whiskey Ring, in U.S. history, group of whiskey distillers (dissolved in 1875) who conspired to defraud the federal......
white paper, an authoritative report detailing an issue, position, problem, solution, or even a commercial product......
Whitley Council, in Great Britain, any of the bodies made up of representatives of labour and management for the......
Dick Whittington was an English merchant and lord mayor of London who became a well-known figure in legend and......
Whole Foods Market, the largest American chain of supermarkets that specializes in natural and organic foods. It......
wholesaling, the selling of merchandise to anyone other than a retail customer. The merchandise may be sold to......
Delaware is home to more than half of all Fortune 500 companies, but it is not because of tax breaks or proximity......
The word buck as a term for the U.S. dollar dates back to the 1700s, when deer hides, or buckskins, were often......
Benjamin Franklin appears on the $100 bill not because he was a president—he wasn’t—but because of the role he......
The day following Thanksgiving—commonly referred to as Black Friday—has become one of the busiest shopping days......
wildcat bank, unsound bank chartered under state law during the period of uncontrolled state banking (1816–63)......
wildcat strike, work stoppage undertaken by employees without the consent of their respective unions. Such strikes......
Women’s Trade Union League (WTUL), American organization, the first national association dedicated to organizing......
won, monetary units of South Korea and North Korea. The Bank of Korea has the exclusive authority to issue banknotes......
Woolworth Co. is a former American chain of general-merchandise retail stores based on the five-and-ten concept,......
work, in economics and sociology, the activities and labour necessary to the survival of society. What follows......
history of the organization of work, history of the methods by which society structures the activities and labour......
workers’ compensation, social welfare program through which employers bear some of the cost of their employees’......
Workers’ Opposition, in the history of the Soviet Union, a group within the Communist Party that achieved prominence......
Workingmen’s Party, first labour-oriented political organization in the United States. Established first in Philadelphia......
World Bank, international organization affiliated with the United Nations (UN) and designed to finance projects......
World Confederation of Labour (WCL), labour confederation founded as the International Federation of Christian......
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), leftist-oriented international labour organization founded in 1945 by......
world’s fair, large international exhibition of a wide variety of industrial, scientific, and cultural items that......
Writers’ Union of the U.S.S.R., organization formed in 1932 by a decree of the Central Committee of the Communist......
X, formerly Twitter (2006–2023), is a social media and microblogging service where users share short posts of no......
xAI is a start-up company founded by tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk in March 2023 to counter what......
Xerox, major American corporation and brand that was a pioneer in office technology, notably being the first to......
Xiaomi, Chinese technology company that manufactures smartphones, lifestyle products, and Internet of Things (IoT)......
Yahoo Inc. is an American Internet company known for its news, finance, sports, and email websites. The company......
yellow-dog contract, agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees, as a condition......
yen, monetary unit of Japan. The yen was divided into 100 sen and into 1,000 rin until 1954, when these tiny denominations......
za, in feudal Japan, any of the mercantile or craft guilds that flourished about 1100–1590. They did not become......
zaibatsu, (Japanese: “wealthy clique”), any of the large capitalist enterprises of Japan before World War II, similar......
zakat, an obligatory tax required of Muslims, one of the five Pillars of Islam. The zakat is levied on five categories......
zamindar, in India, a holder or occupier (dār) of land (zamīn). The root words are Persian, and the resulting name......
Zip2, former American technology company (1995–99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk. It provided......
zloty, monetary unit of Poland. Each zloty (spelled złoty in Polish) is divided into 100 groszy. The National Bank......