The researchers of the remote-work study believe cultural norms are also at play in return-to-work levels. Plenty of American workers said they felt comfortable asking their managers for more flexibility, […]
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Back to news homeThe Disruptive Power of Weight Loss Drugs Is Being Felt Beyond Pharma
As they do every summer, publicly traded companies posted their second-quarter results while Americans were baring their bodies on the beach. But this year, the timing was apt. On several […]
The U.S. and China Are Talking Again. Where It Will Lead Is Unclear.
When Gina Raimondo, the commerce secretary, visited China this week, she joined a long line of U.S. politicians who have come to the country to try to sway Chinese officials […]
Factories May Be Leaving China, but Trade Ties Are Stronger Than They Seem
The United States has spent the past five years pushing to reduce its reliance on China for computer chips, solar panels and various consumer imports amid growing concern over Beijing’s […]
Electric Vehicle Charging Can Be Confusing. Here’s What to Know.
With a push from Congress, automakers and charging companies are planning to install tens of thousands of fast chargers on American highways capable of refueling electric cars in half an […]
How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy
He is known as the Minister for Everything. From the government offices of Indonesia’s capital to dusty mines on remote islands, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan commands authority as the nation’s essential […]
How a Small Group of Firms Changed the Math for Insuring Against Natural Disasters
As disasters like the wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian town of Lahaina and the storms that tore apart roofs from Alabama to Massachusetts last week intensify, insurance companies have pulled […]
U.S. Credit Rating Is Downgraded by Fitch
The long-term credit rating of the United States was downgraded on Tuesday by the Fitch Ratings agency, which said the nation’s high and growing debt burden and penchant for brinkmanship […]
Social Security COLA Is Forecast Around 3%
More than 74 million Americans can expect a healthy inflation adjustment to their Social Security benefits next year — just not as large as this year’s historic 8.7 percent raise.The […]
How Modelo Beat Bud Light After a Decade of Transformation
More beers in America are being paired with lime than ever before.The story of how Modelo Especial, a Mexican lager, surpassed Bud Light as the top-selling beer in America predates […]