Latest from Jonathan Frewin

• Feb 10, 2020

  Is China really back to work?

  

  The threat of coronavirus keeps many Chinese workplaces closed despite the end of the Lunar New Year holiday. Indian taxi company Ola launches in London today. South Korea’s “Parasite” becomes the first foreign language Best Picture winner at the Oscars.

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• Feb 7, 2020

  There is power in an actors union

  

  What’s the link between good weather and job creation? Senators make a bipartisan legislative push to compete against China’s Huawei. Plus, new SAG-AFTRA Foundation President Courtney B. Vance talks about diversity and his work helping struggling and out-of-work actors.

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• Feb 7, 2020

  Working 9 to (not quite) 5

  

  The job market is tight, but people aren’t working as many hours and are earning less. Credit Suisse’s CEO resigns amid a spying scandal. The coronavirus outbreak is having far-reaching economic effects outside of China.

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• Feb 7, 2020

  Ireland’s housing crisis could determine election

  

  Housing looms large over Ireland’s Saturday election. Factories and pubs are being forced to close because of the coronavirus outbreak in China. One of the weirdest items in the Oscars gift bag is a urine collection device called Peezy.

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• Feb 6, 2020

  How do you like Dems + Apple?

  

  It turns out the U.S. government over-counted the number of new jobs in recent years by about half a million. Apple is looking for news legitimacy with its Dem debate gambit. What economics courses miss by focusing on traditional models.

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• Feb 6, 2020

  It’s getting pricier to pay for pensioners

  

  China is cutting tariffs on U.S. goods. The cost of pensions is going up in California. We look at what caused the economic explosion of the 19th century. Hint: it wasn’t capitalism.

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• Feb 6, 2020

  China’s biggest travel firm is “working around the clock”

  

  China’s biggest online travel firm Ctrip is working around the clock to cope the coronavirus outbreak. China is lowering tariffs on 1,700 U.S. goods. Huawei sues Verizon over technology patents. Is the U.K.’s green aviation target of zero carbon emissions by 2050 achievable?

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• Feb 5, 2020

  Credit where credit is due

  

  An economist agrees with the president’s optimism in the State of the Union address but warns about potential trouble ahead. The prosperity touted in Trump’s speech isn’t really being shared by everyone. Macy’s is having to downsize.

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• Feb 5, 2020

  Best. Economy. Ever.*

  

  We fact-check President Trump’s claims from his State of the Union address, including his assertion about a blue collar boom. Why a lower U.S. trade deficit is not necessarily a good thing.

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• Feb 5, 2020

  Cruise ships quarantined over coronavirus fears

  

  Leisure cruise companies are under pressure after ships are quarantined over the coronavirus. Cathay Pacific asks its staff to take unpaid leave. Europe’s largest train station gets a makeover. 

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