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Barely out of bankruptcy, Hertz Global Holdings Inc. placed an order for 100,000 Teslas in the first step of an ambitious plan to electrify its rental-car fleet. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas in car-rental industry shake-up

Hertz Global Holdings Inc., just months out of bankruptcy, placed an order for 100,000 Teslas in the first step of an ambitious plan to electrify its rental-car fleet. The cars will be delivered … more

Erik Schatzker, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 1/19/22

Employeers who want to make room for his future colleagues, but also stay flexible, are increasingly opting to rent a large space that serves as a coworking office. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Coworking offices hope for COVID-19 rebound

Quinton Myers expects his payments company, Appetize, to double its Atlanta-based staff from 14 to 28 in the next few months to handle a surge in business. To make room for his … more

Andy Peters, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) | 1/17/22

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee July 15, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)

Powell says Fed to ensure inflation doesn’t take root in economy

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will prevent higher inflation from becoming entrenched while cautioning that the post-pandemic economy might look different than the previous … more

Craig Torres, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 1/11/22

American Airlines planes are seen at the gates of Terminal C at DFW Airport on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Smiley N. Pool/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

American Airlines expects $1.2 billion pre-tax loss for fourth quarter

American Airlines said Tuesday that it lost around $1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of another pandemic-stricken year, a sign the carrier still has miles to go to recover from COVID-19 after nearly … more

Kyle Arnold, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 1/11/22

Nearly two years into COVID-19, sometimes it feels reasonable to ask if there will ever be a return to work, writes Laura Yuen. (Octavian Lazar/Dreamstime/TNS)

Laura Yuen: I started a new job in the pandemic. Will I ever get to meet my co-workers?

I'm one of the millions of Americans who quit their jobs last year. It's not lost on me how fortunate I am to have landed a remote gig with the kind of flexibility I've craved ever since becoming … more

Laura Yuen, Star Tribune (TNS) | 1/11/22

App Store developers made about $60 billion in 2021, Apple says

Apple Inc. said that developers have generated more than $260 billion in revenue since the App Store launched in 2008, up about $60 billion from the figure it reported a year ago. The iPhone … more

Mark Gurman, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 1/10/22

The Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. (Paul Brady/Dreamstime/TNS)

Survey: 93% of economists see the Fed lifting rates more than once in 2022

Interest rates have been at their lowest levels in history for the past two years — but that might not last much longer, according to the nation’s top economists. Every participating … more

Sarah Foster, Bankrate.com (TNS) | 1/10/22

Government figures Friday are projected to show that employers added 433,000 workers at the end of 2021, the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. (Paul Maguire/Dreamstime/TNS)

Normalizing but not back to normal: The US job market in 2022

The mixed picture of the U.S. labor market that emerged in 2021 isn’t going anywhere this year. While the unemployment rate has been falling for months, the labor force participation … more

Olivia Rockeman and Molly Smith, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 1/9/22

A "Now Hiring" sign is placed on the glass store front of a store in Montebello, California on Dec. 9, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Ahead of omicron surge, December hiring marks a disappointing end to 2021 job market

Employers across the country added a disappointing 199,000 people to their payrolls in December, closing out a pandemic-marred year in which the U.S. economy nonetheless gained some 6.5 million jobs … more

Don Lee, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 1/8/22

More than 19 million square feet of D-FW warehouse space was under construction at the end September. (David Woo/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Dallas-Fort Worth tops the US in industrial building

The Dallas-Fort Worth area has widened its lead as the country’s top industrial building market. More than 50 million square feet of new warehouse, distribution and logistics building were … more

Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 1/8/22

Aisha Moodie-Mills speaks on stage during the National Institute for Reproductive Health's Champion of Choice luncheon at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on April 30, 2019, in New York City. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for National Institute for Reproductive Health/TNS)

Female employees file class-action discrimination suit against Black News Channel

Black News Channel, the cable and streaming service aimed at Black audiences, has been hit with a gender discrimination lawsuit by 13 current and former women employees who claim they were paid … more

Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 1/8/22

A ''Now Hiring" sign hangs above the entrance to a McDonald's restaurant on Nov. 5, 2021, in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)

US initial jobless claims rose to 207,000 last week, remain near historic lows

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose last week, though remained near historic lows, as the labor market withstood the recent surge in Covid-19 cases. more

Jordan Yadoo, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 1/7/22

Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas ship docked in Miami with 48 cases of COVID-19 on Dec. 18, 2021. Itâ€™s one of three Royal Caribbean ships to recently have a coronavirus outbreak among passengers or crew members. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS)

Royal Caribbean follows Norwegian, canceling cruises amid COVID outbreak

Royal Caribbean announced it was canceling cruises on four of its ships because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Citing “ongoing COVID-related circumstances around the world, and in an abundance of … more

Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel (TNS) | 1/7/22

The Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition targets an EPA-estimated range of 235 miles. Ford's charging network offers access to more than 13,500 charging stations. This is an image of the charge port, which replaces the traditional gas tank. (Ford Motor Co./TNS)

5-minute electric vehicle charging could be here soon, professor says

Ford Motor Co. is working with scientists at Purdue University in Indiana on a patent-pending plan to slash the average time it takes to recharge all-electric vehicles at charging stations from an … more

Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press (TNS) | 1/7/22

The Southwest Airlines check-in counter at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport was busy by pre-dawn Sunday morning, Jan. 2, 2022. (Amy Davis/The Baltimore Sun/TNS)

Southwest Airlines hit with 530 more cancellations as weather, COVID-19 sick calls pose challenge

Dallas-based Southwest Airlines started Thursday with more than 530 cancellations nationwide as operations are challenged by weather and an “uptick” in COVID-19 sick calls among … more

Kyle Arnold, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 1/6/22

Airlines, wireless companies announce deal on 5G deployment

Airlines and the telecommunications industry appeared to reach a detente late Monday in what had become an increasingly harsh disagreement over the scheduled Wednesday deployment of 5G technology … more

Jessica Wehrman, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 1/4/22

Elizabeth Holmes (center) leaves the courthouse accompanied by her partner, Billy Evans, left, and her parents after the jury requested a note on the seventh day of deliberations in her fraud trial in San Jose, California, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Holmes is the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos. (Nick Otto/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Elizabeth Holmes trial: Split verdict finds Theranos founder guilty of 4 counts of criminal fraud, not guilty on 4 other counts

In a stunning climax to Silicon Valley’s most dramatic and closely watched startup crash, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty Monday of four of 11 counts … more

Ethan Baron, The Mercury News (TNS) | 1/3/22

One of the largest reports of COVID-19 cases on ships occurred in late December when 48 passengers and crew tested positive after cruising on Royal Caribbeanâ€™s Symphony of the Seas. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS)

CDC tells even vaccinated people to avoid cruises; shares tumble

Shares of cruise operators fell after U.S. health officials said travelers should avoid them even if they’re vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its travel … more

Martine Paris, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/30/21

Jobless claims in US unexpectedly declined in latest week

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, illustrating still-solid labor demand despite the latest wave of coronavirus infections. Initial unemployment claims … more

Olivia Rockeman, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/30/21

A "Now Hiring" sign hangs near the entrance to the PetSmart store on Dec. 3, 2021, in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)

US jobless claims rose slightly last week from 52-year low

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose last week but remained near the lowest levels of the pandemic as the labor market recovery continues. Initial unemployment claims totaled … more

Jordan Yadoo and Olivia Rockeman, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/16/21

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