NLRB Bars Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings After Amazon Draws Complaint
The ruling, stemming from a complaint against Amazon, bars companies from compelling workers to attend meetings on unionization’s downsides.
AI development works better for everyone when its workforce is well looked after
Gorodenkoff/ShutterstockA former CEO and executive chairman of Google, recently suggested that the tech giant’s apparent lag in AI development was due to the company prioritising employees’ personal wellbeing over progress. Eric Schmidt told an audience: “Google decided that work-life balance and going home early and working from home was more important than winning.”
How Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Affect the Economy
Expelling noncitizens on a mass scale is likely to raise prices on goods and services and lower employment rates for U.S. workers, many economists say.
Thirty years on from its first paying passengers, Eurostar now has a fresh chance to hit its potential
Sergii Figurnyi/ShutterstockThree decades ago, the first Eurostar train carrying paying passengers set off from London’s Waterloo station for Paris. While many of the headlines on November 14 1994 focused on the historic journey, others speculated about what the tunnel would mean for business and trade. Eurostar was “set to steal the airline show”, with ferry companies “bracing for the fight”. And there were hopes of a trade boost for the UK.
Informal safety nets help many Americans with expenses – people at all income levels benefit from this ‘financial interdependence’
Even daredevils benefit from their ties to other people. Mauricio Graiki/iStock via Getty Images PlusAbout 1 in 5 American adults regularly provide unpaid care or financial assistance to their adult relatives or friends.
Republicans and Democrats Highly Divided in Economic Outlook Under Trump
Consumer sentiment among Republicans has soared to its highest point since Donald J. Trump left the White House, while declining among Democrats.
IFDP Paper: New Evidence on the US Excess Return on Foreign Portfolios
Carol C. Bertaut, Stephanie E. Curcuru, Ester Faia, Pierre-Olivier GourinchasWe provide new estimates of the return on US external claims and liabilities using confidential, high-quality, security-level data. The excess return is positive on average, since claims are tilted toward higher-return equities.
Mitsotakis uses healthcare debate to turn anti-SYRIZA rhetoric on PASOK
A full-on attack by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a debate on healthcare reform confirmed PASOK as New Democracy’s chief opponent in Parliament, as the social democrats stand neck-and-neck look to overtake a disintegrating SYRIZA.
Vehicle sales down by 2.3 pct YoY in Oct due to sharp drop in new cars
Road motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time rose by 2.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in October, after a rise of 4.4 percent in September, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Wednesday.
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