Sarah McGregor

An empty spot on the shelves is seen Oct. 22, 2020, at Potash Marketon State Street in Chicago. Potash Market has had trouble securing some products like cleaning products, foil, paper products and sugar.

Panic buying’s back with COVID-19 surge, but food companies, TP makers are ramping up supply

November 23, 2020 at 3:07 p.m.

Households across the U.S. are once again filling grocery carts to overflowing in a second round of panic buying as the virus surges and states clamp down on economic activity....

Buildings in Johnstown, Penn., on April 15, 2016. The era of one-company careers is largely gone, and now the latest shift in labor markets is piling on the anxiety for many who do manage to get hired.

The dismal science behind today’s on-demand jobs

June 11, 2018 at 10:58 p.m.

Forget about a secure future: Today's jobs don't even offer a secure present. The era of one-company careers is largely gone, and now the latest shift in labor markets is...

Women earn significantly less than men over the course of their working life, according to an analysis by the National Women's Law Center.

U.S. women earn almost $500,000 less than men over working life

June 11, 2018 at 12:23 a.m.

What's the individual damage from gender inequality in the workplace? For the average U.S. woman it's more than $430,000 over the course of her career, according to an analysis by...

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