Forty-seven: That’s how many days of child care Kathryn Anne Edwards’ 3-year-old son has missed in the past year. RSV, COVID-19 and two bouts of the dreaded preschool scourge of hand, foot and mouth disease struck one after another. The illnesses were so disruptive that the labor economist quit her full-time job at the Rand … Read more
Article content CALGARY — Flight cancellations continued today after WestJet’s system-wide outage on Sunday led to halted flights, long customer service wait times and other disruptions. Article content The Calgary-based airline says another 31 flights are cancelled today due to the effects of the system outage combined with winter weather affecting Alberta and parts of … Read more
FBI officials are conducting a search in the Concord River on Monday and are warning of traffic disruptions on and around a bridge in Billerica, Massachusetts.The FBI’s Underwater Search and Evidence Response Team out of New York is assisting with an FBI Boston investigation, officials said. The team is searching the Concord River for specific … Read more
Schultz vows Starbucks rebound after coffee chain ‘lost its way Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in Seattle Howard Schultz, who returned as interim chief executive in April. predicted “the best days of Starbucks are ahead of us” © AP Starbucks will spend another $450mn to overhaul its coffee machines and stores as it seeks to accelerate its growth, … Read more
Amex GBT EVP David Reimer discusses: Why travel disruption is ‘”here to stay” Recruitment to ensure consistent service Getting ready for a September travel ramp-up American Express Global Business Travel earlier this month released new tools aimed to help travel managers and travelers better handle flight disruptions. The travel management company’s global EVP of global … Read more
Massive disruptions to the supply chain predicted by experts – CBS News Watch CBS News Just as retailers are starting to gear up for the holiday season, there are warnings of a possible nationwide shipping log jam. A shortage of rail workers is causing cargo to pile up once again in America’s ports. Carter Evans … Read more
The travel disruption that gripped UK airports this summer has eased in recent weeks after unprecedented passenger caps were imposed and airlines cancelled thousands of flights to cope with widespread staff shortages. Just 0.34 per cent of flights from UK airports were cancelled in the first week of August, compared with more than 5 per … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business (Bloomberg) — Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Carolynn Look v8f9pg5kcb(]eg(9a0vffu3g_media_dl_1.png Bloomberg RSS Article content (Bloomberg) — Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. Article content German factory orders sank for a fifth … Read more
“The global economy cannot function without chips that are made in either Taiwan or China,” Carl B. Weinberg of High-Frequency Economics said in a report. “The global economy cannot function without chips that are made in either Taiwan or China,” Carl B. Weinberg of High-Frequency Economics said in a report. China blocked imports of citrus, … Read more
Tesla withstood disruption to production in China and the high costs of scaling up new plants in Texas and Germany to report a 57 per cent jump in adjusted earnings per share in its latest quarter. The company’s second-quarter results brought a degree of relief after the electric carmaker had warned of production and supply … Read more