Tag: Labor economy
Dick’s Sporting Goods earns, consumer prices, job openings
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
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German unemployment still largely steady despite lockdown
German unemployment held more or less steady in February despite the impact of lockdown measures, according to official data released Tuesday. Extensive use of...
Democratic senators propose clean energy tax credits
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two U.S. senators from states with declining manufacturing sectors are pushing to invest $8 billion through tax credits to create clean...
Yellen’s encore: Lending economic heft to Biden’s virus plan
WASHINGTON — On a cold, gray February afternoon, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stepped out of the West Wing wrapped in a puffy black parka...
4 tips for starting or reinventing a business in tough times
Think the best time to start a business is in a booming economy? Maybe. But some of the biggest business success stories in recent...
Arkansas Senate panel advances near-total ban on abortions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas Senate panel advanced legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade by...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges support for vaccination drive
JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urged support for his government’s efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as it struggles to implement...
New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law
OAKLAND, Calif. — Ride-hail drivers and a union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Proposition 22 — a ballot measure that exempted Uber and other...
Sign of inequality: US salaries recover even as jobs haven’t
WASHINGTON — In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic recession and recovery, Americans as a whole are now...
