Tertiary Sector of the Economy

Donald Trump's trade war is a doomed quest fueled by nostalgia. Tariffs cannot bring back the era of mass manufacturing employment in the United States.

On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina filed for bankruptcy protection this week as it struggled to compete in the macroeconomic environment.

Baltimore City and several progressive groups sued the Trump administration over President Donald Trump's orders targeting DEI this week.

Private employers added 122,000 seasonally adjusted U.S. jobs in December, according to a Wednesday report from payroll company ADP. Dow Jones economists expected 136,000.

CARACAS, Dec 09 (IPS) - Poverty, while declining in Latin America and the Caribbean so far this century, shows a new face, that of the looming vulnerability of the poor as they become less rural and more urban, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says in a new analysis.

Healthcare for the unhoused is a mess. Akido Labs believes it can be part of the solution.

Factory machinery is evolving fast. Can the workers who will use it keep up?

Anti-immigrant political rhetoric and online hate speech have sparked a disturbing trend of anti-South Asian sentiment in Canada. The prejudice has...

Germany's economy, which is considered the heart of Europe, is showing troubling signs of decline.  Once celebrated for its resilience, Germany's economy now stands out as the slowest-growing among the G7 and Eurozone countries.  Recent IMF forecasts show a projected 0.2% contraction in 2024 and only 0.8% growth in 2025—far from the robust expansion once […]

Inside India looks at the growing trend in outsourcing research and development to India, and how India will fabricate its first microchip in two years.

Sam's Club, the membership club arm of Walmart, will increase its minimum wage to $16 starting in November from $15 an hour.

In the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency landscape, investors are constantly seeking new opportunities that offer innovation, growth potential,‎ and

The USD/CAD exchange rate has retreated sharply in the past few weeks as the Canadian dollar rally has gained momentum and the greenback has fallen across the board. The pair peaked at 1.3946 in August and has retreated to 1.3537. Bank of Canada decision The USD to CAD pair will be in the spotlight on […]

Katy Waldman on a new novel that imagines a dystopian world where humans have outsourced their best selves to tireless, empathetic robots.

A new report highlights the poor uptake of the service post-pandemic.

Chile's economic activity barely nudged upward in June 2024, with a marginal 0.1% year-over-year increase, according to the latest Imacec economic activity index data released by the Central Bank of Chile.  This growth rate is a sharp slowdown from the 1.1% rise recorded in May and falls significantly short of market forecasts, which had predicted […]

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June saw 75 filings, up from 62 in May and above the pandemic-era peak of 74 in July 2020, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Headline inflation in the euro area eased to 2.5% in June, as reported by the European Union's statistics agency on Tuesday. This figure matched the expectations set by economists in a Reuters poll. In contrast, May's inflation had been slightly higher at 2.6%. Core inflation remains steady While headline inflation showed a slight decline, core […]

A study by researchers at Harvard and UC San Francisco found that 91% of California service sector workers surveyed experienced at least one labor violation in the last year.