Seeking engagement and purpose, corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering
Employees increasingly find that robust workplace volunteer programs meet their desires for in-person connections, professional growth and altruistically inclined employers โ career objectives that might be missing in conventional corporate atmospheres.
Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years
Dubai International Airport, the worldโs busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-stateโs second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches โwithin the next 10 yearsโ in a project worth nearly $35 billion.
United Auto Workers reaches deal with Daimler Truck, averting potential strike in North Carolina
The United Auto Workers union announced it reached a last-minute tentative agreement with truck and bus manufacturer Daimler Truck on Friday evening, averting a potential strike of more than 7,000 workers.
JPMorgan's Dimon hopes for soft landing for US economy but says stagflation is a possible scenario
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says heโs hopeful the Federal Reserve can bring down inflation without causing a recession but wouldnโt rule out more troubling possibilities, such as stagflation.
Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fedโs reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Bidenโs re-election bid.
Google parent reports another quarter of robust growth, rolls out first-ever quarterly dividend
Googleโs corporate parent Alphabet Inc. has released a quarterly report showing itโs still reaping double-digit revenue gains from its digital advertising empire while sowing potentially lucrative new ground in artificial intelligence.
Microsoft quarterly profit rises 20% as tech giant pushes to get customers using AI products
Microsoft has reported that its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productive.
Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to restore rules to prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others โ for instance, by slowing or blocking certain content or by offering higher speeds to customers willing to pay extra.
Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs for fourth straight week to highest level since November
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level since late November, another setback for home shoppers in whatโs traditionally the housing marketโs busiest time of the year.
FTC sends $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlement
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.
U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su says workers at southern auto plants should be free to unionize without employer or political interference, even as some southern states pass new laws meant to inhibit organized labor.
A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year
Authorities in Finland say a Chinese container ship remains the focus of an investigation into what caused damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and Estonia.
EU military officer says a frigate has destroyed a drone launched from Yemen's Houthi-held areas
A top European Union top military officer says a frigate thatโs part of an EU mission in the Red Sea to protect merchant shipping has destroyed a drone launched from an area in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels.
Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down are targeting pollution that's โpushing our planet to the brink.โ.
US growth slowed sharply last quarter to 1.6% pace, reflecting an economy pressured by high rates
The nationโs economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers โ the main driver of economic growth โ kept spending at a solid pace.
Oracle's Larry Ellison says planned Nashville campus will be company's 'world headquarters'
Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison says the business software giantโs planned campus in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as its world headquarters and place it in a city that's a center of the health care industry.
Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature
The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTokโs China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers thatโs expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income.
Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried workers
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in the U.S. The move marks the largest expansion in federal overtime eligibility in decades.