Commentary

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 8 hours ago

Knowledge workers are interrupted by a ping from an app every 1.75 minutes, per the analysis, which looked at anonymized Microsoft 365 data from millions of users over the 12 months ending in February. https://buff.ly/XJ2tZ2e

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 10 hours ago

Canada imposes tariffs on steel and aluminium to curb imports. Ottawa takes anti-dumping measures on non-US shipments as it looks to protect jobs. https://buff.ly/O8Tc2Ur

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 10 hours ago

WA cherry growers struggle to find pickers. Amid the threat of federal immigration agents raiding orchards, some of the state's cherry growers are leaving cherries unpicked or delaying their harvests. https://buff.ly/OY4WgUD

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 13 hours ago

The Canadian government has warned people about traveling to the U.S. and is trying to make staycations more appealing in the form of the Canada Strong Pass, which offers all sorts of deals and discounts. Guess what? Americans can get it, too. https://buff.ly/isGXk9c

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 15 hours ago

Amazon reportedly is ordering some employees to relocate to be closer to their managers and teams, creating more stress in a workforce already concerned about the impact of AI. And more job cuts could be on the way at Microsoft. https://buff.ly/HJrFRI1

WWU Center for Economic and Business Research️ 17 hours ago

The Federal Reserve cut its outlook for the US economy Wednesday, with policymakers split on whether they would be able to reduce interest rates at all this year as Trump’s tariffs bring risks of higher inflation. Hours before the decision, the US president called Fed chair Jay Powell “stupid” and asked whether he could “appoint myself” to the central bank.