By Colette Lauture
The strike reached a one-week mark.
Category: Business
Dumb Money: How a Massachusetts native took down investment giants
By Nia Harmon
Based off of the true stories of ordinary people with an extraordinary leader, the new movie Dumb Money recounts the GameStop short squeeze of 2021 that took down hedge fund empires.
Boston Chamber of Commerce encourages Governor Healy to increase pay to bring in new MBTA General Manager
By Mackenzie Bruno
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, one of the top business leaders in the area, stated to Governor Healy that a sizable salary increase is vital to ensure a talented professional comes to fix the MBTA’s multitude of concerns.
U.S. Job Growth Despite Omicron Surge
By Hannah Rose Shemtov
January’s unemployment rate at 4.0% contradicts economists’ low expectations and reveals U.S. economic resilience.
Retail Stocks are Soaring Ahead of Black Friday
By Kendall Claar
After hitting a slump in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail stocks have rebounded in 2021, retailers too are looking forward to making the most of important days like Black Friday.
US Home Heating Costs Expected To Surge This Winter
By Emma Edwards
It’s early in the heating season, and people are worried about the prices of home heating.
Johnson & Johnson Company Planning to Split into Two
By Eva Windler
Johnson & Johnson is planning to split its consumer branch and pharmaceutical branch into two separate companies to foster growth
American Economy is Healing From COVID-19
By Keshav Vinod
American employers have started hiring more people and unemployment rates are going down.
John Deere employees strike for higher wages
By Adora Brown
Employees of John Deere plants across the country are on strike. The protest arose after the denial of a higher wage contract despite record profits.
Baker Administration issues stay-at-home advisory
By Joshua Foster
Although Baker strongly advised Massachusetts residents to stay at home, he didn’t mandate them to.