Hannah Kohr made a career change after quitting her job during the “Great Resignation.” Courtesy: Hannah Kohr Hannah Kohr started reassessing her career as a library assistant shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic hit. She had spent the majority of her time at the Cleveland Public Library helping families with basic needs such as food, housing
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Streets in Tianjin, China, empty out on Jan. 10, 2022, as the city enters partial lockdown following a spike in omicron cases. Geno Hou | Future Publishing | Getty Images Covid lockdowns, quarantines and restrictions are causing a backlog in some of China’s major ports, resulting in “chaos” and pushing up air freights by as
Consumers linger outside a Haikou duty free shop at Riyue Square, Haikou City, Hainan Province, China, on September 2, 2021. Wang Jianfeng | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese consumers are spending more on luxury goods at home, even if they can’t easily travel abroad due to pandemic-related restrictions, consultancy Bain & Company
In this article PTON Peloton Interactive Inc. stationary bicycles sit on display at the company’s showroom on Madison Avenue in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Warning: This article includes some spoilers for the Season 6 premiere of “Billions.” The hits just keep coming for Peloton.
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell attends his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2022. Graeme Jennings | Reuters Accelerating inflation could cause the Federal Reserve to get even more aggressive than economists expect in the way it raises interest rates
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a formal news conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Important pieces of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda may have to come out of the bill. Children and college students will pay the price. “There’s two
A look at Russia decreasing its investment in US government bonds.
In this article JBSS-BR BYND Josh Tetrick, co-founder and CEO of cultivated meat start-up Eat Just, has a vision: He imagines a day when meat grown in a lab is available everywhere from Michelin-star restaurants to street vendors and fast food chains. But more investment — and regulatory approvals — will be needed to get
People walk in front of the entrance of the five-star Paris Marriott Hotel. Fred Dufour | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Marriott International — Shares of the hotel chain jumped more than 4% after the company provided an update on its development process in 2021. Marriott said
In this article VRNT AMZN TSLA VMW WMT VMware at the NYSE, Dec. 14, 2021. Source: NYSE Stocks have had a rocky start to 2022, and further turbulence could be ahead for investors. That’s because the current macro environment has been one of the most volatile in recent memory. Inflationary fears, labor shortages and the
Jen Cousins, center, with her husband, Matt and their children Noel, 13, Saffron, 12, Milo, 8 and Poppy, 6. Jen Cousins Without a January child tax credit payment, Jen Cousins will have to wait a few extra months to replace the brakes on her minivan, the only car her family of six owns. Cousins, 44,
In this article F GM The cab to a Ford all-electric F-150 Lightning truck prototype is seen on an automated guided vehicle (AGV) at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, September 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Detroit’s automakers have brought a surprisingly conservative financial strategy to making EVs the next vehicle of