Employment Employment By Giovanni Peri and Reem Zaiour·January 11, 2022 University of California, Davis The Issue: Due to increased restrictions on immigration and travel, which began with the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020, the net inflow of immigrants into the United States has essentially halted for almost 2 years. By the end...Read More

World Economic Forum warns that a digital shift propelled by the pandemic and a space race facilitated by falling costs for launch technology bring fresh challenges for the global economy. According to Global Risks Report, cyberattacks are becoming more aggressive and widespread, as criminals use tougher tactics. (AFP) Cybersecurity and space have been identified as...Read More

A pedestrian speaks on a mobile phone as he watches a digital screen relaying the budget speech by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai on February 1, 2021. PUNIT PARANJPE | AFP via Getty Images Surging inflation will continue to be a significant “pain-point” for...Read More

A U.S. Dollar banknote is seen in this illustration taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register TOKYO, Jan 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar hovered near the middle of its recent range against major peers on Tuesday as traders looked to incumbent Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s nomination...Read More

For a nation founded by immigrants, the U.S. has always harbored a considerable amount of anxiety toward them. Many anti-immigration movements, some of which endure to this day, suggest that immigrants compete with native-born citizens for work, drive down wages, and have a generally negative effect on the economy. But are these claims true? A...Read More

By BLOOMBERG The triple shock of the pandemic, disruptive tech and climate change is pushing Singapore to rewrite one of the world’s most successful economic models. Over the past two years, at least eight state-linked companies have announced major mergers, acquisitions, asset disposals or privatizations in the island’s biggest industrial overhaul in two decades. Oil-rig...Read More

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Ag Economy Barometer rose nine points in December to a reading of 125, up from 116 in November, indicating an increase in optimism about the ag economy. “The rise in the barometer was driven mostly by an improvement in the Index of Current Conditions, which rose from a reading of...Read More

Headlines: – December unemployment rate recorded at 3.9 percent, lowest rate since the pandemic began – Average social security benefit predicted to rise around $92after 2022 COLA – No child tax credit payment will be sent in January after Congress fails to pass Build Back Better bill – Initial unemployment claims rise slightly after weeks...Read More

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,870,000 shares, a drop of 22.8% from the November 30th total of 7,600,000 shares. Currently, 2.6% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average...Read More

Bob Biesterfeld knows the depths of the global supply chain crisis first hand — he has hauliers still unloading Halloween costumes from containers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex. For the boss of CH Robinson, North America’s largest freight broker, the delayed shipments of vampire, ghost and witch outfits provides the perfect...Read More