What Layoffs? Many Employers Are Eager to Hang On to Workers.
Despite interest rate increases meant to cool the labor market, companies outside the tech industry worry about having too few workers, not too many.
In Latest Round of Job Cuts, Twitter Is Said to Lay Off at Least 200 Employees
The social media platform now has a work force of less than 2,000, down from 7,500 when Elon Musk took it over in October.
Lab Leak Most Likely Caused Pandemic, Energy Dept. Says
The conclusion, which was made with “low confidence,” came as America’s intelligence agencies remained divided over the origins of the coronavirus.
China Dismisses Latest Claim That Lab Leak Likely Caused Covid
The response came after the Energy Department concluded with “low confidence” that the coronavirus emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China.
What Is the Northern Ireland Protocol?
Britain and the European Union have long clashed over post-Brexit rules known as the Northern Ireland protocol. Here’s what to know about their renegotiation.
New York’s Gun Laws Sow Confusion as Nation Rethinks Regulation
A Supreme Court decision has produced scores of new lawsuits, sowing confusion as jurists and citizens sort out what’s legal now.
Russia’s New Offensive Sends Conscripts Into the Teeth of Ukraine’s Lines
A month into the campaign, Russian forces have barely budged despite forays by small units in fields, pine forests and ruined towns.
Can the Phillips Curve Explain Recent Wage Growth? | naked capitalism
Lambert here: He’s b-a-a-a-c-k!!!! And I’m guessing no. Read all the way to the end, where you will see a glorious example of lack of agency in a policy recommendation.…
Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Thirty-Two: Losses Top $33 Billion But Uber Has Avoided The Equity Collapse Most “Tech” Startups Experienced | naked capitalism
Yves here. Hubert Horan again painstakingly goes through Uber’s deliberately distorted financial results to present something much closer to a real picture. To give an idea of the level of…
Dying Children and Frozen Flocks in Afghanistan’s Bitter Winter of Crisis
QADIS, Afghanistan — When the temperatures plunged far below freezing in Niaz Mohammad’s village last month, the father of three struggled to keep his family warm. One particularly cold night,…