U.S. Renews Its Support for the World Trade Organization
Trade Representative Katherine Tai outlined her vision for the battered World Trade Organization, saying the U.S. wanted to re-engage and address working people’s concerns.
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Single-Family Home Turned Rental Complex: The Future of California Suburbs?
A single-family home from the 1950s is now a rental complex and a vision of California’s future.
Rising Rents Stoke Inflation Data, a Concern for Washington
Economic policymakers have said inflation will prove temporary, but rising rents may challenge that view and pressure Washington to react.
September Consumer Price Index: Inflation Rises
Consumer Price Index data from the Labor Department showed that prices kept climbing in September, as supply chain snarls and rising rents fueled rapid inflation.
Scandal involving World Bank's 'Doing Business' index exposes problems in using sportslike rankings to guide development goals
The World Bank's ease of doing business index incentives countries to do whatever they can to improve their ranking. Jongho Shin/iStock via Getty ImagesThe World Bank, a behemoth of an organization that provides tens of billions of dollars in aid to mostly developing countries, is in the middle of one of its biggest scandals since being founded in 1944.
As Western Oil Giants Cut Production, State-Owned Companies Step Up
In the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, government-owned energy companies are increasing oil and natural gas production as U.S. and European companies pare supply because of climate concerns.
John Deere Workers Strike After Failed Contract Talks
About 10,000 unionized employees walked out, as worker activism rises during nationwide labor shortages.
There Is Shadow Inflation Taking Place All Around Us
Some companies haven’t been raising prices. Instead, they’ve been cutting back customer services and conveniences, but how should that be measured?
Workers feel most valued when their managers trust them
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Biden Announces Expansion of Hours at Port of Los Angeles
The Port of Los Angeles will join the Port of Long Beach in operating 24/7 as the administration struggles to address a problem that is boosting inflation.
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