Aircraft assembly workers at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere voted to end a seven-week strike overnight. Organized labor has made itself heard over the past couple of years, and the number of actions taken by unions has soared.... Read More
Unionized factory workers at Boeing were voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes.... Read More
No one knows how Tuesday's presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve's move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut interest rates for a second time this year.... Read More
America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. ... Read More
Google is changing the way its Google Local Services ads work, which could affect millions of small businesses. Starting Nov. 21, only businesses with a verified Google Business Profile will be able to run the ads.... Read More
A growing number of companies are bringing automation to agriculture. It could ease the sector’s deepening labor shortage, help farmers manage costs, and protect workers from extreme heat. But many small farmers and producers aren’t convinced.... Read More
The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims fell by by 15,000 to 227,000 for the week of Oct. 19. That’s less than the 241,000 analysts forecast.... Read More
A federal regulator on Wednesday ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay a combined $89 million for deceiving consumers and mishandled transaction disputes of Apple Card customers.... Read More
Britain’s drug regulator approved Eli Lilly and Co.’s drug Kisunla on Wednesday, but the government won’t be paying for it after an independent watchdog agency said the Alzheimer’s treatment isn’t worth the cost to taxpayers.... Read More
Dissent is thriving this fall at American colleges, and not just among student activists. With student protests limited by new restrictions, faculty have taken up the cause. To faculty, new protest rules threaten freedom of speech—and the freedom to think, both central to university life. This semester, some of the most visible demonstrations have involved […]... Read More
