U.S. and China trade officials spoke by phone Monday night. Plus, furloughs are set to hit Delta Airlines pilots this fall. And, research suggests that differences in the way men and women network could play a role in gender gaps.

Republicans have portrayed the 2020 election as a choice between two different economies. Plus, workers are logging more hours now, surveys show. And, CEOs of the largest U.S. companies are cautiously optimistic, according to new data.

Facebook has blocked access in Thailand to a million-member group critical of the monarchy, after the Thai government threatened legal action. Desperate parents in India are turning to the barter system to get their children into school.

We may still be in recession well into 2021, economists say. What retailers can do with the clothes they can’t sell. And, what will it take to get oil producers to stop burning off natural gas and start selling it?

Virtual events have their pros and cons in the COVID-19 economy. Plus, Rio Tinto cuts executive bonuses after the destruction of Australian indigenous sacred sites. And, Microsoft joins the Big Tech battle over app stores and video games.

Shares of 18 companies debut on the Chinese ChiNext stock exchange. Mining giant Rio Tinto slashes executive bonuses after the outcry over destroyed Australian indigenous sacred sites. And, would any companies actually want to take over TikTok’s U.S. operations?

How do the nation’s business leaders feel about Joe Biden? Plus, data from Europe shows economic activity is looking worse in August than July. And, data showing a connection between sexual misconduct at companies and their poor financial performance.

The $1,200 stimulus checks didn’t go out to higher-income people — but they didn’t go out to many lower-income people, too. Business as usual for Uber and Lyft in California … for now. European economies run into new trouble.

Around 35 million discounted meals have been claimed under a U.K. government scheme to boost eating out in August. But who will actually pay? A commercially viable gas reserve could reduce Turkey’s reliance on energy imports.