Economics

A lot of gig workers in the United States should be classified as "employees" who deserve work benefits, President Biden's labor secretary said on Thursday, suggesting a shift in policy that is likely to raise costs for companies that depend on contractors such as Uber (UBER.N) and Lyft (LYFT.O).

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), one of the biggest winners of the pandemic, posted record profits on Thursday and signaled that consumers would keep spending in a growing U.S. economy and converts to online shopping are not likely to leave.

Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft by the Jaguars, will have his signing bonus placed into a cryptocurrency account.

Nexteer Automotive said the chip shortage has sparked volatility in automaker assembly plants, but the company still anticipates total bookings to surge to $6.4 billion this year. The steering and driveline systems supplier saw bookings of $3.7 billion in 2020. Auburn Hills-based Nexteer,…

Civil Rights leaders point to historic criminalization of drug and alcohol bans

The gross domestic product data marked the second-fastest pace for growth since the second quarter of 2003.

Michigan’s child care sector is gearing up for perhaps its highest stakes policy debate ever, with $1.4 billion in federal coronavirus pandemic aid on the line. Just about everyone involved in caring for Michigan’s youngest students agrees the money is badly needed. Shortages of child care slots…

For better or for worse, labor-saving tech can actually lead to more work.

Looking to the future, Biden urged a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally transform roles the government plays in American life.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is tying the future of COVID-19 restrictions in Michigan to vaccination rates.

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Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday posted its highest first-quarter net income in a decade but said it could lose half of planned production in the second quarter due to the semiconductor shortage that has halted some high-profit assembly lines. The automaker said it earned $3.3 billion from January…

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday announced a plan to tie the lifting of coronavirus pandemic restrictions to Michigan's vaccination rate, meaning in-office work restrictions are likely to ease before the end of May. Whitmer outlined four specific benchmarks that must be reached to…

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Drivers will be offered pre-paid debit cards to reimburse their time and costs for each Detroit resident brought to a COVID-19 vaccination site.

The 'return to work' grants would cover up to 400,000 residents.

LANSING — Unemployed people who find a job would get $1,000 as part of $12.7 billion in proposed COVID-19 relief spending that began advancing in the Michigan Legislature on Wednesday.The "return to work" grants would cover up to 400,000 residents. They are included in supplemental budget…

Detroit, with a still-lagging COVID-19 vaccination rate, is taking its "Good Neighbor" strategy up a notch.The city, starting Monday, is offering $50 MasterCard debit gift cards to anyone who drives a Detroiter to their vaccination appointment at TCF Center's drive-through site. The Good Neighbor…

Listeners may need to get more accustomed to paying for their favorite shows.

In an effort to encourage more sustainable cooking, we won't be publishing new beef recipes on Epicurious.

U-Haul marketing president said Hawaii U-Haul facilities are the busiest they’ve been in years.

Answer: $30 to $280 Questions: Have you damaged your phone in the last year? If so, have you gotten it repaired? The cost of AppleCare+ is either a one-time fee of $200 or $10 per month. If you want loss and theft protection too, it’s $270 or $13.50 per month.

The Noid is back. And it's gotten a makeover.Ann Arbor-based Domino's Pizza has brought back its red-suited, long-eared villain from the late 80s in a campaign that hypes its new driverless pizza delivery.In a nostalgia-meets-the-future approach, the Noid is returning to TV ads. And that's not the…

Potential jobs candidates are met by a 7-foot robot of embossed steel, aluminum and plastic upon entering industrial automation and light assembly firm Morrell Group. A soldier, of sorts, reminiscent of the red-armored Master Chief from the popular Xbox video game Halo. But instead of battling for…

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Charmin, Tide, Gillette, Swiffer... Your pandemic grocery list = Procter & Gamble's pandemic winners list. In October, the consumer packaged...

While the full ramifications of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's pandemic policies remain unknown, it is possible to estimate some of the costs. Recent employment data from the federal government shows that the second lockdown that started in November, the "Pause to Save Lives," led to significant job…

Michigan's recycling landscape is gray, not green, with a recycling rate that lags far below the national average.