Small businesses are changing their office plans, too 

While the real estate decisions of big companies get much of the attention, small business owners are also reassessing what they need in terms of an office. Some are finding more bang for their buck in suburban locations. 

From Microsoft to Levi’s, here’s a look at companies that are cutting jobs

It’s not even February, and 2024 has already proved to be a difficult year for layoffs. A handful of companies have been making job cuts in recent weeks, bringing uncertainty for workers across industries.

Further slowing of inflation seen as supporting Fed’s ‘soft landing’ goal 

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy...

US applications for jobless benefits rise, but layoffs remain historically low 

More Americans filed jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite elevated interest rates and a flurry of job cuts in the media and technology sectors.

Growing enthusiasm for unions isn’t translating into higher membership rates  

Unions commanded big headlines last year, but that didn’t translate into higher membership rates, according to government data released today.

The latest tools helping small businesses integrate AI into their operations 

The influx of generative artificial intelligence software is transforming small businesses, with company owners...

Meet the small federal agency handling AI regulation 

No technology since nuclear fission will shape our collective future quite like artificial intelligence, so it’s paramount that AI systems are safe, secure, trustworthy and socially responsible.

2023 was slowest year for US home sales in nearly 30 years 

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low, as sharply higher mortgage rates, rising prices and a persistently low level of homes on the market combined to push homeownership out of reach for many Americans.

New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape 

Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal...

US initial jobless claims fall to lowest level in over a year 

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest...