Flexible hours allow employees at this company to fit work around their lives

[ad_1] Allison Greenwald, senior product manager at The Alley Group, spent five weeks in Alaska while working a flexible schedule. Courtesy: Allison Greenwald Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance. Companies are responding, meeting their employees’ needs in areas like remote work, … Read more

Walmart says it is raising truckers’ pay and starting a training program as it grapples with a driver shortage

[ad_1] A Walmart truck departs the company’s distribution center in Washington, Utah. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart said Thursday it is raising pay for long-haul truck drivers and launching a new program to train the next generation, as it seeks the staffing it relies on to replenish store shelves and warehouses across the … Read more

Powell says taming inflation ‘absolutely essential,’ and a 50 basis point hike possible for May

[ad_1] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed the central bank’s determination to bring down inflation and said Thursday that aggressive rate hikes are possible as soon as next month. “It is appropriate in my view to be moving a little more quickly” to raise interest rates, Powell said while part of an International Monetary Fund … Read more

Stock futures fall on Sunday as Wall Street braces for a busy earnings week

Stock futures fall on Sunday as Wall Street braces for a busy earnings week

[ad_1] Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 14, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday night amid a four-week losing streak for the Dow Jones Industrial Average as investors weighed the likelihood of rising interest rates. Wall Street is also bracing for a stacked week of earnings, including reports from major … Read more

CDC investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in kids across two dozen states, including 5 deaths

CDC investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis

[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in children, including five deaths, to determine a cause, with adenovirus infection as a primary line of inquiry, the public health agency said Friday. More than 90% of the children were hospitalized and 14% required liver transplants, according to the … Read more