Latest from Jonathan Frewin

• Jun 25, 2021

  Is online grocery shopping here to stay?

  

  DoorDash is betting on it. This week, the food delivery app announced its expanding its grocery delivery service by partnering with Albertsons to offer on-demand groceries from nearly 2,000 stores. Plus, IPO plans from office food staples like Sweetgreen and Krispy Kreme. But those moves don’t necessarily signal that everyone will be back in the office soon. And, HR job postings are up 47% since before the pandemic, according to Indeed. We look at why companies are increasingly leaning on HR for help.

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• Jun 25, 2021

  Toshiba investors oust chairman in win for shareholder activism

  

  From the BBC World Service: Toshiba was found to have colluded with the Japanese government to suppress the interests of foreign investors. The firm’s CEO had resigned in April over another scandal. Plus, a U.K. watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, has launched a formal probe into fake online reviews on Amazon and Google platforms. And, South Africa’s Rooibos tea is the first African food to be given “protected designation of origin” status by the European Union.

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• Jun 24, 2021

  Uneven vaccine access is warping the global economy

  

  Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of the Economist magazine, explains. Plus, we break down what’s driving GDP growth in the U.S. (Hint: It’s not the red-hot housing market.) And, a Supreme Court ruling in favor of California fruit farmers arguing that unions organizing on their property was an unconstitutional invasion. It opens the door to other employers who want to block oversight of their workplaces.

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• Jun 24, 2021

  What happens if struggling tenants get another month?

  

  There are multiple reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will extend the moratorium on evictions through July. Plus, Buckingham Palace has released its annual report on public funding of the British monarchy with the statement it needs to do better in recruiting more people of color for its staff. And, an argument in defense of more hybrid and remote work after the pandemic ends.

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• Jun 24, 2021

  China takes Australia to WTO in tariffs fight that includes kitchen sinks

  

  From the BBC World Service: Beijing is challenging tariffs that Australian authorities imposed two years ago on steel products. Last week, Australia challenged tariffs of over 200% that China imposed on Australian wine exports last November. Plus, thousands of people in Hong Kong wait in line for hours to buy the final edition of Apple Daily, the pro-democracy newspaper, which is closing down after increased pressure from Chinese authorities. And, Buckingham Palace admits it needs to “do better” in recruiting people of color for its staff.

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• Jun 23, 2021

  It takes more than a “Help Wanted” sign to get people back to the labor force

  

  Half of states have now decided to opt out of the extra $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits. Governors say they’re trying to help businesses that don’t pay enough to compete with government benefits to fill 9 million openings. But it’s not just an open job that people need to get back to work. Also, May saw a record year-over-year price increase for existing homes. But we need to be careful when comparing this year’s data to that of 2020. And, frustrated would-be homebuyers look for a light at the end of the tunnel in this hot housing market.

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• Jun 23, 2021

  Teamsters union turns its attention to Amazon

  

  The Teamsters union is set to vote Thursday on a plan to help Amazon workers unionize. Also, it’s sometimes called “thermostat hijacking” or “thermostat sharing”: Customers check the temperature only to see it set to warmer than they had programmed. Turns out this is something they’ve consented to, and it has to do with managing the power grid during a heat wave. And, keeping an eye out for corporate “rainbow washing” during Pride Month.

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• Jun 23, 2021

  Britain’s travel industry is fed up with COVID restrictions

  

  From the BBC World Service: Pilots, cabin crew and other aviation workers are demanding government action to save the summer vacation season and protect jobs. British Health Minister Matt Hancock says political leaders are working on plans to further relax pandemic rules, including those involving international travel. Plus, Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will publish its last ever edition Thursday. And, the financial strain of COVID starts to hit foreign aid spending.

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• Jun 22, 2021

  Tourism in Hawaii is approaching pre-pandemic levels

  

  Businesses in Hawaii welcome the demand but are struggling to keep up. Also, awaiting congressional testimony from Fed Chair Jerome Powell today, we revisit the debate over inflation. Plus, trying to make sense of seesawing on the stock market. And, is Washington prepping to break up tech giants? We take a look at a package of antitrust bills the House Judiciary Committee is set to consider tomorrow.

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• Jun 22, 2021

  Americans got more serious about financial planning during COVID

  

  People spent more time working to get their financial act together over the last year. That’s the upshot from two recent surveys of how people’s behavior and attitudes toward money have changed since the pandemic hit. Plus, the Supreme Court rules against NCAA limits on educational benefits for college athletes. And, a closer look at supply chain diversity programs, the means by which companies and government agencies do more business with suppliers owned by underrepresented groups. We speak with one expert who says that whole system needs a reboot.

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