The Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade and the ensuing response from certain states have launched a national battle to protect the right to an abortion. Among others, a new front has emerged: the right to reproductive privacy.

Five years after Congress created the Opportunity Zone (OZ) program as a way to channel investment dollars into needy areas, Congress is set to amend the program so that it functions more in line with its original intent.

This could b...

Spare a moment to consider semiconductors, so omnipresent in modern day life that they've become an afterthought.

But they shouldn't be. As the tiny workhorses that supply computing power, semiconductors have been spreading outsid...

We've been addicted to cheap stuff for so long, you have to be a certain age to remember when we weren't.

Emerging from the pandemic, though, tectonic shifts in the world economy are signaling the end of that era. Globalized suppl...

With Covid-19 easing, managers should expect to find many of their employees with a considerably different mindset.

Some workers are burned out after more than a year of unprecedented and often short-staffed assignments. Others are re...

If you don't understand climate change, you're going to stand out in the business world. And not in a good way. Climate change is affecting everything from running an office, to managing supply chains, to investing. If you want to contribute to c...

On a recent visit to a school district, I was startled to find a procurement office with folding tables stacked with hundreds of paper purchasing orders that needed to be manually reviewed and approved.

What major industry still opera...

Conventional wisdom says retirement should be a time of rest and relaxation. Yet there's a reason so many seniors mentally regress quickly after they stop working. If we're not mentally active, our brains tend to atrophy, inviting a greater c...

Just as it seemed that global supply chain disruptions were easing, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has now destabilised conditions for private equity-owned companies around the globe. I'm sorry to say this, but the environment is likely going t...

When I first entered the workforce two decades ago, it wasn't uncommon for financial analysts to be asked to cut large checks needing to be mailed immediately, without much explanation about what they were for and why they were so urgent.

Imagine having to decide between calling a loved one and buying food or medicine for yourself or a family member.

While this doesn't seem like a decision that anyone in the United States should have to make, this scenario unfolds ev...

As a startup owner, you are forgiven if you feel powerless in addressing supply chain issues, lacking the financial clout and deep supplier networks enjoyed by the Walmarts and Procter & Gambles of the world.

In reality, though, b...

I recently had to install a new printer, and my first thought was to read the manual. My teenage son, of a generation born with phones in their hands, turned to YouTube instead. Guess who ended up installing that printer?

There's a...

"Let's bring manufacturing home!"

This sounds like a straightforward solution to the disruptions currently plaguing the supply chain-which have only been amplified by the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

Unfortunately, the...

Public schools around the country could see some of the most exciting educational innovations in decades - if districts have the courage to quickly deploy a federal windfall to schools' best advantage.

It's a big if.

We'll never know what Philando Castile was feeling when the police lights first flashed across his rearview mirror on a balmy night in the summer of 2016. But we can be reasonably certain of what he wasn't feeling: surprise. The traffic stopâ...

This year will be as good as it gets for the gasoline engine. After a century of dominance, gasoline-powered vehicles are set to see peak sales in 2022 and then go into permanent decline as automakers switch their focus and investment to electric...

Want to gain an edge in today's competitive workplace? It's time to brush up on your soft skills.

Pandemic-era changes to how we communicate and solve problems at work require skills like critical thinking and strong communication...

In the best, most stable of times, the job of forecasting and responding to demand is difficult at best. These are not the most stable of times.

In a 30-year career, I've never seen a more uncertain, unstable economic situation than...

Investors already know the obvious industries set to rise and fall with renewable energy.

Global investment in oil and gas is expected to grow only 2% a year in the coming decade - though there will be a short-term burst due to the...