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500 hours of training to braid hair? Louisiana salon files suit.A Louisiana case is one of many efforts underway to streamline occupational licensing rules so consumer protection doesn鈥檛 stifle work opportunities.
American values or Chinese profits? US companies face crosswinds.Vice President Mike Pence says the NBA acts like a 鈥渟ubsidiary of the authoritarian regime,鈥� in the latest sign of free-speech concerns with China.
First LookRising demand for online delivery boosts 'virtual restaurants'To satisfy an increasing appetite for online food orders, virtual restaurants, which only cook for takeout or delivery, are taking off nationwide.
Too much milk: Two nations鈥� travails with dairy policyThe U.S. has embraced exports. Canada keeps them out to manage its milk supply. Global markets pose a challenge to both.聽
Sea levels are rising, so why is coastal construction?Sea levels and flooding are on the rise, yet聽Charleston County, South Carolina, allowed 761 new homes in vulnerable areas over the past decade.
GM鈥檚 future is electric. That poses challenge for Motor City workers.A four-week-old strike is about worker pay, but the talks will also help determine whether Detroit car makers are positioned for an electric future.
First LookFed looks for tools to solve fiscal 'challenge of our time'Unemployment is low, but interest rates remain stubbornly off the Federal Reserve's target. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is open to anyone with answers.
Manufacturing in recession? Not so far in this factory hub.Nationwide, the manufacturing sector is essentially in recession. But in a聽politically pivotal Wisconsin County, economic alarm bells aren鈥檛 ringing.
First LookEU vows to hit back against US tariffs on aircrafts, cheeseManufacturers face an聽increasingly unstable global economy as EU leaders threaten countermeasures for new U.S. tariffs, which go into effect Oct. 18.
Striking auto workers want fairer pay 鈥� and a cleaner unionA federal probe of UAW leaders has widened over the past year. Analysts say the taint could embolden both sides in a labor-talk impasse with GM.
First LookJuul to end e-cigarette advertising and lobbying as CEO leavesThe company faces increasing pressure on the state and federal levels. Massachusetts declared vaping a public health emergency and聽 has stopped sales.
First LookUS fishermen demand to be heard on offshore wind energy projectsWhile they support efforts to fight climate change, the fishing industry says wind farms could dramatically impact how and where they fish.
Behind that chicken dinner, immigrants with little workplace voicePoultry processing plants have increasingly relied on immigrant workers to fill jobs with low pay and significant safety risks.
First LookWhy auto workers are striking against General MotorsAbout 49,000 members of UAW struck at 55 General Motors facilities in the U.S. just before midnight Sunday.聽GM has factories in nine states.聽
Will backlash against Big Tech play into China鈥檚 hands?A new antitrust probe of聽Google symbolizes rising scrutiny of tech-industry giants. But some economists caution that tech policy needs a larger focus.
First LookAgricultural companies look to enter growing fake-meat marketTraditional agricultural companies are investing in the surging fake meat market, which some predict will triple in size over the next decade.聽
First LookVolkswagen invests on new electric model. Will consumers buy in?Carbon regulations are pushing EU聽auto companies to invest in electric vehicles, but so far only customers in wealthy countries are interested.聽
First LookWhy Albertsons says guns and grocery shopping don't mixSupermarket operator Albertsons Companies joined Walmart, Kroger, and other retailers asking customers not to openly carry firearms while shopping.
China and industrial theft: What U.S. history says about trade warsThe U.S.-China trade war ratcheted up Sept. 1 with new tariffs. Lessons from the U.S.鈥檚 commercial rivalry with Britain 200 years ago still resonate.
Capitalism under pressure: Why CEOs rethink corporate purposeWhen 181 CEOs at the Business Roundtable鈥檚 revised their view of a corporation鈥檚 purpose, it reflected social changes since the Great Recession.