Labor Unions Are Getting Stronger. What Does That Mean for the U.S. Economy?
In 2023, the United States saw the strongest wave of labor unrest in decades. Punctuated by high-profile auto worker and...
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Treasury Proposes Broad Reporting Requirements for Cryptocurrency Mixing Transactions—Implications for Financial Institutions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), through its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), proposed on October 19, 2023, to...
After a summer of Barbenheimer and Beyoncé, can US consumers still afford the holiday season?
Minneapolis CNN — Ballpark attendance boomed this summer, Barbenheimer revived the box office and a Renaissance of live performances brought...
Britain’s second-largest city effectively declares itself bankrupt
London CNN — Britain’s second-biggest city effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday, shutting down all nonessential spending after being issued...
Opinion: ‘Work’ means something different in France than in the US
Editor’s Note: Catherine Poisson is an associate professor of Romance Languages at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Her research has...
US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries, new report finds
CNN — The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest...
France faces widespread protests and ‘hellishThursday’ as anger at pension reform mounts
Paris CNN — French workers are set to take to the streets Thursday to protest radical reforms to the country’s...
Brexit has cracked Britain’s economic foundations
London CNN — It’s been two years since former Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed his Brexit trade deal and triumphantly...
US Freight rail strike could cost US economy $1 billion in first week
CNN — A US freight rail strike could cost the US economy $1 billion in the first week of the...
UK pensions: There’s no quick fix for the market mess
London CNN Business — The Bank of England is struggling to contain a crisis triggered by the UK government’s brash...
