It’s the worst time to buy a home in a generation, survey shows
About 4 in 5 consumers now describe buying conditions for homes as bad, a record in data going back to 1978, according to the University...
Seattle terminal labor dispute overshadows West Coast dockworker talks
A dispute over work assignment at a Seattle terminal is overshadowing the talks to reach a new labor contract between 22,000 dockworkers at 29 West...
What West Coast ports’ labor negotiations mean for your packages
The expiration of labor contracts with more than 22,000 West Coast port workers this summer could throw a wrench in supply-chain recovery plans.
U.S. tech firms hunt for cheap home-based hires in Latin America
The number of foreign companies hiring from Latin America has increased by 156%, the most of any world region, with software engineers leading the recruiting...
Report: Billionaires’ wealth surged to record level during pandemic
Billionaires have accumulated $4.1 trillion of wealth during the COVID crisis, during which the World Bank estimates that some 100 million people have fallen into...
West Coast dockworkers reject contract extension, seek talks
The union representing about 15,000 dockworkers at the nation's largest ports declined an offer by employers to extend existing labor contracts for a year, setting...
Shipping containers get foldable design as logjam cure
As ports, rail yards and warehouses get clogged with metal boxes empty and full, the stars are aligning for a product that was a hard...
Elon Musk’s brother sold $109 million in Tesla stock ahead of poll
Kimbal Musk, brother of Elon Musk, sold 88,500 shares of Tesla stock before his brother proposed selling 10% of Tesla stock on Twitter.
Amazon’s Twitch is hacked, exposing source code, creator payouts
Amazon.com's video game streaming platform Twitch has been attacked by an anonymous hacker, who claims to have exposed sensitive source code and details on payouts...