The U.S. labor market charged ahead in July with the biggest increase in employment in nearly a year, highlighting optimism about the economy’s prospects even as coronavirus concerns resurface. Payrolls Continue Reading
The world economy likely returned to its pre-pandemic size in the spring, according to economists, marking an extraordinary comeback from the deepest global downturn in decades. But new variants of Continue Reading
General Motors will pause production at four of its North American automobile assembly plants for two weeks as the industry continues to be affected by the global shortage of semiconductor Continue Reading
What allows any type of energy to be sustainable? I would argue that one of the requirements for sustainability is adequate production of taxable revenue . Company managements depend upon Continue Reading
Since oil prices exceeded $70 per barrel earlier this year, analysts, economists, and central banks have been fretting about whether higher crude prices could disrupt the momentum in global economic Continue Reading
A top Federal Reserve official has warned the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant and low vaccination rates in some parts of the world pose a threat to the global Continue Reading
Four years ago, the UN declared plastic pollution a global crisis , decades after the discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch –a collection of marine debris 2x the size Continue Reading
From abattoirs to restaurant kitchens, the U.K. food sector is facing a massive challenge this summer: there just aren’t enough workers. The food industry, already facing labor shortages because of Continue Reading
Consumers in the eurozone are flocking back to bars and restaurants, booking holidays and travelling to work again, according to unofficial data that suggest pre-pandemic patterns of economic activity are Continue Reading
The global chip shortage disrupting the car industry and threatening the supply of consumer technology products will last for at least another year, one of the world’s largest electronics contract Continue Reading
