Rachel Layne

CQ Researcher U.S. Tariff Overhaul (PDF)

Blockchain is so much more than Bitcoin, and the technology can be used to protect itself against cyber crime, says Daniel Rabetti.

ESG Investing Report Author Rachel Layne Pub Date 2023 Product CQ Researcher DOI https doi org 10 4135 cqresrre20231006 Access Date October 21 2023 Publishing Company CQ Press City Thousand Oaks…

Researchers are learning more about the adverse impacts on the environment and human health of PFAS, shorthand for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they are difficult to destroy, they are widely used in…

Companies looking for the best possible leaders—and leaders looking to become CEOs—would do well to heed the model of private-equity (PE) backed companies, which often look outside their ranks when hiring for the top job and see excellent results.…

When evaluating whether to invest in a new idea, senior executives often rely on experts. But these advisers often favor ideas that are easy to execute over tough-to-pull-off but potentially groundbreaking plans. The risk for companies: Brilliant…

From the internet cloud and your smartphone to the TSA, daily life in the U.S. has changed dramatically since that awful September day in 2001. Take air travel. Before 9/11, security at airports was mostly privately run, and may have included walking…

Although the U.S. is trying to turn the page on two decades of war in the Middle East, American taxpayers can expect to pay for those conflicts for decades to come. The ultimate cost of the nation's engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, on top of the…

Want a job? You may have a better chance of landing one if you're vaccinated. A growing number of private employers are joining federal agencies, cities and states by mandating employees get vaccinated as the Delta variant spreads across the country,…

As President Joe Biden and U.S. automakers pledge to boost the number of zero-emissions vehicles to half of all industry sales by 2030, a key challenge remains: persuading Americans they can afford an electric vehicle, which historically have cost…

The triple-digit temperatures roasting the Pacific Northwest under a lingering heat dome are also starting to hurt the region's economy. In Portland, Oregon, temperatures forced the city's streetcar system to shut down as power cables melted and the…

Systemic racism and discrimination in small communities can undermine a country’s ability to defend itself during conflicts, creating a national security risk, new research says. Marco Tabellini, an assistant professor of business administration at…

The United States spends more per capita on health care than any other country, but about 50,000 American mothers suffer serious injury or disease during childbirth each year and nearly 700 die during pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth.…

Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg Jack Welch, the champion of corporate efficiency who built General Electric Co. into one of the world’s largest companies and influenced generations of business leaders, has died. He was 84. His death was confirmed…