Dear Carrie: I’m a single mom with a decent income, but I’m always living paycheck to paycheck. How can I break that cycle and start to save, not only for an emergency but also for my bigger goals like retirement and maybe even a home?—A Reader Dear Reader: Living paycheck to paycheck isn’t uncommon these…
How Fiscal Policies Are Used to the Advantage of Politicians and Big Businesses: Convention of States Activist
Tax policies and government spending are used to encourage or discourage certain behaviors within society and can be considered instruments of social policy, said Wendy Damron, external relations manager at Citizens for Self Governance Charleston and the district captain for the South Carolina Convention of States Project. There are some favors and loopholes in the…
Jaguar Land Rover Halts Production Because of Chip Shortage
LONDON—Jaguar Land Rover said Thursday it’s suspending production at two UK factories, becoming the latest automaker to fall victim to a global shortage of microchips. “Like other automotive manufacturers, we are currently experiencing some COVID-19 supply chain disruption, including the global availability of semiconductors,” the British luxury car brand said in a statement. The shortage…
Chinese Woman Decries Tesla at Shanghai Auto Show
A Chinese woman protested against Tesla at a major international auto show in Shanghai. Her loud complaining, which lasted several minutes, attracted considerable attention. The incident prompted China’s state media to launch a flood of criticism of the automaker. On April 19, the 2021 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition was rolled out—the first of its kind…
Tesla Comes Under Fire in China After Woman Protests Car Company at Auto Show
A Chinese woman protested against Tesla at a major international auto show in Shanghai. Her loud complaining, which lasted several minutes, attracted considerable attention. The incident prompted China’s state media to launch a flood of criticism of the automaker. On April 19, the 2021 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition was rolled out—the first of its kind…
Tesla Comes Under Fire in China After Woman Protests at Auto Show
A Chinese woman protested against Tesla at a major international auto show in Shanghai. Her loud complaining, which lasted several minutes, attracted considerable attention. The incident prompted China’s state media to launch a flood of criticism of the automaker. On April 19, the 2021 Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition was rolled out—the first of its kind…
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to New One-Year Low
WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week dropped to a fresh one-year low, suggesting layoffs were subsiding and strengthening expectations for job growth in April as a re-opening economy unleashes pent-up demand. But the labor market recovery has a long way to go, with the report from the Labor Department…
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to New 1-Year Low
WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week dropped to a fresh one-year low, suggesting layoffs were subsiding and strengthening expectations for job growth in April as a re-opening economy unleashes pent-up demand. But the labor market recovery has a long way to go, with the report from the Labor Department…
Budget 2021’s Big Spend Has Some Goodies for Business but Leaves Debt Worries
The Liberal government’s $101.4 billion new spend on COVID-relief and growth stimulus unveiled in the April 19 federal budget answers many questions posed last fall, but it still raises many concerns about its intent, timing, impact on economic growth, and the risky debt burden.
Daily Mail Files Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Google for Monopoly Over Digital Ads
The parent company of the Daily Mail and Mail Online is suing Google for alleged anti-competitive behavior by manipulating search results and advertising auctions that cause harm to online publishers. The lawsuit, which was filed in a federal court in Manhattan, alleges that Google built a dominant position in the digital ad market and is using…
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