Economy

Aviation Workers Caution Another Shutdown Could Affect Holiday Travel

7:35am February 13, 2019

by David Schaper

Congress is moving to keep air traffic controllers and other FAA employees from feeling the effects of another government shutdown. Could that ease the pressure on leaders to avoid future shutdowns?

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INGLEWOOD, CA - MARCH 24: Russell 'Backpack Kid' Horning attends Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards at The Forum on March 24, 2018 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Economy

Fortnite Vs. Backpack Kid: Dance Battle Royale

4:16pm February 12, 2019

An Instagram celebrity and a video game company are battling over who gets to own a dance move once it goes viral.

The Baby-Less Recovery

1:37pm February 12, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

In the wake of the Great Recession, the U.S. fertility rate has dipped to a record low. Why hasn't it recovered with the broader economy?

Economy

Trucking Industry Looks To Women To Help Alleviate Driver Shortage

12:48pm February 12, 2019

by Frank Morris

The huge driver shortage in the trucking industry is forcing big changes in the way it does business. Trucking companies are trying to hire more women and younger people to drive their rigs.

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The Urban Deli cafe in Stockholm no longer accepts cash for any transactions. Going cashless is a growing trend throughout Sweden that some are beginning to question.

Economy

Sweden's Cashless Experiment: Is It Too Much Too Fast?

8:07pm February 11, 2019

by Maddy Savage

In Sweden, few people use cash anymore. Most people pay by card, online or with digital apps, and that trend is spurring a new debate on whether going cashless is fair for everyone.

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Economy

How Violence Limits Economic Activity

5:35pm February 11, 2019

by Cardiff Garcia

Economist Lisa Cook examined how race riots, lynchings, and segregation at the turn of the 20th century reduced the number of patents filed by African-Americans.

Trucking companies have had a tough time hiring drivers willing to hit the road for long hauls. Now the U.S. is speeding toward a critical shortage of truck drivers in the next few years and companies are upping pay, making the job easier, and opening it

Facing A Critical Shortage Of Drivers, The Trucking Industry Is Changing

1:37pm February 11, 2019

by Frank Morris

The trucking industry has faced a shortage of drivers for years, but the problem is compounded now with baby boomer retirements, increased freight demands and a high turnover rate.

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Stock figures of the top 10 active securities are displayed outside the Exchange Square complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, in Hong Kong on Monday. Asian markets closed mostly higher ahead of U.S. China talks.

Asian Markets Close Higher Reflecting Optimism Ahead Of U.S.-China Talks

12:57pm February 11, 2019

by Amy Held

Indexes climbed on Monday as Washington and Beijing officials continue to try to hash out a deal and avoid an escalation of a trade war.

Republican lawmaker Allen Christensen is pushing a bill in the Utah Senate that would shrink the Medicaid expansion his state's voters approved. "They are not obligated to balance the budget," he argues. "We are."

Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion, But State Lawmakers Are Balking

7:07pm February 08, 2019

by Erik Neumann

Political fights over health care continue to flare. In Utah, angry voters say lawmakers are disregarding their wishes by trying to limit the scope of a ballot referendum that expanded Medicaid.

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Economy

Small Town Boom

3:44pm February 08, 2019

Small towns in rural areas across America are seeing a regeneration to advance technology, jobs and economic prospects.