Fleeing war in Ukraine, they’re met with employers offering paychecks
As the wartime exodus from Ukraine grows larger, companies are rushing forward with offers of employment, as well as to fill their own labor shortages.
The West’s plan to isolate Putin: undermine the ruble VIEW
Measures announced over the weekend aimed at restricting the Russian central bank’s ability to support the ruble appear to be having an immediate impact.
What’s at stake for global economy with Russian invasion of Ukraine VIEW
The global economy, battered by the pandemic, supply chain chokeholds and leaps in prices, is poised to be sent on yet another unpredictable course by...
How car shortages are putting the world’s economy at risk VIEW
The auto industry accounts for about 3% of global economic output, and in carmaking states like Michigan, the percentage is much higher. Because so many...
World’s growth cools and the rich-poor divide widens
The resurgence of the coronavirus and supply chain chokeholds threaten to hold back the global recovery’s momentum, a closely watched report from the International Monetary...
Retailers’ latest headache: Pandemic shutdowns at their Vietnamese suppliers
Factories in Vietnam, a major apparel and footwear supplier to the U.S., have been forced by the pandemic to close or operate at reduced capacity,...
No federal taxes for dozens of big, profitable companies
At least 55 of America’s largest firms paid no taxes last year on billions of dollars in profits. Twenty-six, including FedEx and Nike, avoided paying...
Pandemic delivers a triple whammy to America’s working women
Job losses have hit women harder than men in America's pandemic, and the loss of child care and the shift to remote schooling have also...