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Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has updated its global economic forecast and now expects the coronavirus pandemic to cause a global recession this year as economic activity tumbles by nearly 2%.
11 hours ago
A new report on global supply chains and the coronavirus pandemic details what firms should have learned and what they need to learn going forward.
15 days ago
The number of cars per person in the U.S. dropped in 2018 and continues below its peak of a dozen years ago. Miles driven per person are even lower. Is the American love affair with cars and pickups...
21 days ago
New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recommends that self-driving technology pay more attention to how drivers respond to system warnings to retake control of the...
22 days ago
A new study looks at brands associated with individual automobiles and the value of their parent companies. One of these stands out as the most valuable.
27 days ago
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A global coronavirus pandemic could kill more than 15 million people worldwide in just one year and cause more than $2 trillion in lost economic growth.
28 days ago
Last Updated: 28 days ago
While business leaders remain optimistic about economic prospects this year, the spread of the coronavirus is beginning to tamp down enthusiasm.
29 days ago
A new report on wages for U.S. workers over the past 40 years underscores the wide gap between those Americans at the bottom of the economic ladder and those at the top.
1 month ago
A new study examines why Asian Americans appear to be underrepresented in leadership positions at large U.S. companies, blocked from reaching the top by a "bamboo ceiling."
1 month ago
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Researchers have conducted a trial of a device that alerts anesthesiologists to a possible low-blood-pressure event for patients in surgery. The alerts come 15 minutes before the event could occur.
1 month ago
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Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas announced Thursday that employers announced 67,735 job cuts in January, the highest total in 11 months.
1 month ago
A new study from the Economic Policy Institute reports that the U.S. trade deficit with China has cost 3.7 million U.S. jobs since 2001.
2 months ago
A survey of business economists indicates that more companies are expecting the economy to improve this year than they did just three months ago. Labor shortages and the impact of tariffs remain...
2 months ago
Last Updated: 2 months ago
When asked "How much do you trust each brand to do what is right?" most respondents to a new survey chose the U.S. Postal Service.
2 months ago
A visit to the library is the most popular leisure-time activity among adult Americans, according to a new survey from Gallup.
2 months ago