Pandemic

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many job sectors suffered from shutdowns and job losses. The leisure and hospitality economy was one of them. Now those jobs appear to be making a return.…

Tesla said Saturday that vehicle deliveries from April through June fell 18 percent from the first quarter of the year, a rare slowdown for the company caused by production problems in China.Tesla sells more electric cars than any other…

ST. LOUIS — The State of Missouri asked a St. Louis woman to repay pandemic unemployment funds that she received from the state. Lacheka Harris is an unemployed, disabled, mother of two. She said she can not afford to repay.…

Placeholder while article actions loadLONDON — Got European travel plans this summer? Don’t forget to pack your passport, sunscreen and plenty of patience.Liz Morgan arrived at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport 4 1/2 hours before her flight…

The New Jersey Assembly recently passed legislation that would ease the burden of tax increases on small businesses after a surge in unemployment claims during the pandemic depleted the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.Now…

Recognizing that the rise of the Omicron variant means some businesses are likely to struggle over the coming weeks, the government is providing one-off grants of up to £6,000 per premises for businesses in the hospitality…

This holiday season, Americans have a new reason to stress: the dreaded supply chain crisis. The bottleneck of goods has many people doing their holiday shopping early while worrying about rising costs and shortages. Increased consumer…

Starting January 1, some workers could see the highest annual base pay increase in 14 years.LEOMINSTER — The coronavirus pandemic not only resulted in vaccination requirements and mask mandates.It also created a boon for some workers in…

Just as most of us are feeling the effects of soaring inflation, which the Office for National Statistics said last week had reached a 10-year high of 5.1%, wealthy bankers and traders are looking forward to receiving extraordinarily…

Donald Trump listens to the crowd cheer during a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa.Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPopulist parties and politicians lost support all over the world during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey of…