Worker output fell 7.5% in the first quarter, the biggest decline since 1947

Worker output fell 7.5% in the first quarter

[ad_1] People work at the Rivian Automotive electric vehicle factory in Normal, Illinois, April 11, 2022. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters Worker productivity fell to start 2022 at its fastest pace in nearly 75 years while labor costs soared as the U.S. struggled with surging Covid cases, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. Nonfarm productivity, … Read more

Scientists are hoping to grow coral reefs at the base of wind turbines in Taiwan

Scientists are hoping to grow coral reefs at the base of wind turbines in Taiwan

[ad_1] Alongside their natural beauty, coral reefs have an important role to play in the natural world. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, around one quarter of the ocean’s fish rely on healthy coral reefs. Reinhard Dirscherl | Ullstein Bild | Getty Images Danish energy firm Orsted plans to try growing corals on … Read more

JetBlue Airways faces a quarter-century crossroads after Spirit rejects its takeover offer

Spirit CEO says he wonders whether JetBlue's bid was meant to block Frontier deal

[ad_1] A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Monday, April 25, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Joe Cavaretta | Sun Sentinel | Getty Images JetBlue Airways is at a nearly quarter-century crossroads. The airline’s first flight took off from … Read more

Here’s where the jobs were in April 2022 — in one chart

Elon Musk denies claim by Truth Social boss that Trump encouraged him to buy Twitter

[ad_1] Arrows pointing outwards Strong hiring in the manufacturing, transportation and warehousing and health-care sectors during April helped the U.S. economy notch its 12th straight month of job gains of 400,000 or more. The U.S. economy added 428,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, the same gain as in March that followed a … Read more

Elon Musk denies claim by Truth Social boss that Trump encouraged him to buy Twitter

Elon Musk denies claim by Truth Social boss that Trump encouraged him to buy Twitter

[ad_1] Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks to media representatives at the Tesla Gigafactory construction site In Grünheide near Berlin, September 3, 2020. Julian Stähle | picture alliance via Getty Images Elon Musk on Friday flatly denied a claim by the head of ex-President Donald Trump‘s new social media company that Trump had encouraged Musk’s … 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

Peloton shares plummet after company posts huge loss and offers weak guidance

Peloton shares plummet after company posts huge loss and offers weak guidance

[ad_1] A Peloton stationary bike for sale at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton on Tuesday reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss and a steep decline in sales, as inventories piled up in warehouses and ate away at the company’s cash.  The … Read more