Coronavirus was supposed to drive bankruptcies higher. The opposite happened.
The number of people seeking bankruptcy during the pandemic fell sharply last year as government aid propped up income and staved off housing and student-loan obligations.
Marriott CEO says jobs 'absolutely' coming back, company 'actively hiring' in select markets
Anthony Capuano believes the technology that helped hotels navigate the pandemic will allow them to improve the customer experience.
Amazon aware that workers allegedly pee in water bottles, documents show; company pushes back
Amazon was aware of its employees peeing in water bottles and defecating in bags, documents show.
NY mall faces financial woes from theme-park investments, but vaccine rollout gives hope
In some of the country’s largest shopping malls like Palisades Center in West Nyack, NY, the strategy to add theme-park like attractions to make up for declining foot traffic looks less like a lifeline and more like a burden.
$15-an-hour minimum wage could further sting teen employment
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would make it harder for many teens to get or keep jobs, adding to the employment challenges they have faced during the pandemic, many economists say.
Facebook sets May reopening date for California offices
Facebook is looking at local health data to determine these dates such as case and vaccination rates as well as local access to testing and therapeutics.
Is remote work here to stay?
Jon Hilsenrath, Rebecca Walser on remote work
Solar farms booming as demand for renewable energy demand increases
Mark Meredith on solar farm boom
Stimulus payments are a 'serious problem': Economist
Brian Wesbury on stimulus, economy
Malls opening up attractions to help increase foot traffic amid pandemic
Lydia Hu on malls, shopping
California 'fed up' with Dems, can flip from blue to red: Ric Grenell
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell weighs in on states reopening, recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom, and the future of California.
American Bicycle Group sees spike in sales amid COVID-19
Chattanooga, Tennessee-based American Bicycle Group makes quality high-performance bikes. President and CEO Peter Hurley said he was blown away by the influx of orders they received after COVID-19 hit.
Most workers want to continue working from home in the post-pandemic world, survey finds
More than a year after coronavirus shut down offices worldwide, most workers now say that they actually prefer the work from home grind and would like to maintain at least a hybrid schedule in the post-pandemic world, according to a new Harvard Business School (HBS) survey.
Virtual job fair with top companies helps veterans get back to work
Kevin O'Brien discusses helping America's veterans rejoin the workforce
Biden on infrastructure plan: Want to create ‘really good-paying jobs’
Biden on infrastructure
JCPenney pushes some store closings to May as its closure list grows
The company originally planned to begin liquidation sales before the new year, with 15 stores slated to close by March.
University of Phoenix students to receive $50M in tuition refunds as part of 2019 FTC settlement
The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 146,804 checks and issuing 677 PayPal payments to students who first enrolled in a masters, bachelors, or associates degree program at University of Phoenix between October 15, 2012 and December 31, 2016, and paid more than $5,000 with cash, grants, federal and private student loans, or military benefits.
Stock futures rebound ahead of GDP, jobless reports
Shares are rebounding after Wednesday's broad, late day decline led by selling of tech heavyweights
Amazon exec jabs Sanders, touts company's progressive policies ahead of union vote
Dave Clark, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations, lashed out at Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in a Twitter post on Wednesday, suggesting that the senator was all talk and little action when it came to actually putting progressive policies in place.
Outcome of Amazon union vote may be swayed by ineligible ex-employees: Report
Employees at the Bessemer, Alabama, facility have until March 29 to mail in their decision on whether or not to form a union to represent the 1,500 full- and part-time workers at the fulfillment center.


















