Mining nodules from the deep ocean seabed could provide the metals crucial for today’s EV batteries and renewable energy…
Many investors and corporations believe that accounting for the impact that businesses have on the environment, society…
The incentives to bring manufacturing back to the US will affect productivity, but in ways that might be surprising.
A drop in gas prices helped tame inflation in December 2022. But grocery prices and housing costs continued to rise.
The Notices to Air Mission system failed on Jan. 10, 2023, leading to thousands of canceled flights. The system is where…
The hefty sums many billionaires give away place them in an age-old debate about wealth and charity – and whether it’s…
Online reviews have a big impact on buying decisions – but how can shoppers sort the real ones from the fakes?
With a weather disaster unfolding in California and memories of December’s bone-chilling winter storms fresh in many people’s…
Companies around the world are rapidly reshoring factories, investing in new technologies and building their inventories…
Hybrid and remote-heavy work setups have fundamentally changed how people interact at ‘the office.’ What do workers…
What a ‘gig worker’ is remains ill-defined, which can suit employers. But the spread of the gig economy means more workers…
Polyurethane foams are the world’s sixth-most-produced plastic yet among the least recycled materials.
Green jobs go beyond solar panel installation and wind turbine maintenance. They’re found in fields from design to economics…
Employers need good strategies to hire and retain more workers of color and older workers. The mandatory diversity training…
Workers have filed the most union petitions since 2015 and the number of strikes have surged, but whether this turns into…
A key piece of federal law, Section 230, has been credited with fostering the internet and allowing misinformation and hate…
Gig workers navigate the challenges of solo work by seeking out relationships and cultivating skills to cope with emotional…
Women resort to confidentially alerting co-workers, colleagues or classmates about harassment when they don’t trust the…
US workers are not skilled enough to meet the next generation of manufacturing. But some efforts are underway to train them.
Central banks are raising interest rates to tame inflation, but 2023 will increasingly turn a technical decision into a…