Embedded As a Risk, New COVID Cycle Could Challenge Economic Recovery July 22, 2021 By Howard Schneider Five weeks after dropping its reference to the coronavirus as a weight on the economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve is...
Employers, Employees Navigate Back to Office, Work from Home Plans July 9, 2021 By Alexandra Olson Last year, companies around the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to shut down their offices and set up their...
Overtime, Flexibility, Automation Among Challenges in Pandemic Labor Reshuffle May 11, 2021 By Howard Schneider If the coronavirus pandemic produced its own brand of anxiety for American workers trying to stay healthy while balancing job...
Impact of Coronavirus on U.S. Economy Could Be $3-$5 Trillion Over 2 Years: USC Study December 14, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic could result in net losses from $3.2 trillion and up to $4.8 trillion in U.S. real gross...
Hotels’ Coronavirus Recovery Offerings Include Robots, Purifiers, Nonstop Elevators June 19, 2020 By Kathryn O'Shea-Evans Set in the kelly-green hills of Ireland’s County Clare, Dromoland Castle is the type of getaway that never sits empty....
Insurers Alert to Avoiding Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreaks as Buildings Reopen June 19, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn Commercial insurers are scrutinizing building managers’ efforts to avoid outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease as they re-open movie theaters, gyms, schools...
Liability Waivers Not Always Effective But Employers Take ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’ View June 17, 2020 By Tom Krisher and Mark Sherman As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they...
Health Experts Caution Over Disinfectants, Cleaning Methods Used in Rush to Reopen June 16, 2020 By Arianne Cohen Businesses across the U.S. have begun intensive Covid-19 disinfection regimens, exposing returning workers and consumers to some chemicals that are...
Aon Spearheads Economic Recovery Coalition in Chicago with Hopes of Taking It Global June 15, 2020 Insurance broker and professional services firm Aon announced the formation of a coalition of other insurers, companies and organizations in...
Federal Reserve Warns of ‘Long Road’ Ahead to Economic Recovery June 15, 2020 By Ann Saphir, Jonnelle Marte and Lindsay Dunsmuir The Federal Reserve expects household finances and business balance sheets to suffer “persistent fragilities” as a result of the shock...