Sabri Ben-Achour
Correspondent & Host
Latest Stories (653)
Tech companies get a win in the USMCA
Dec 11, 2019
The treaty will extend to Canada and Mexico a provision of U.S. law that protects them from being sued for what their users' do.
The top body at the WTO is about to stop functioning
Dec 5, 2019
The Appellate Body, a supreme court of trade, will effectively be no more.
Where are the shopping deals this year?
Nov 27, 2019
In clothing and appliances, sure. In furniture, not so much.
What is consumer confidence, anyway?
Nov 26, 2019
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index has fallen for the fourth straight month, but what does that really mean?
The search for tastier grocery store tomatoes is closing in
Nov 22, 2019
While identifying lost flavor genes and bringing them back has been tricky, some scientists are determined.
Investment in online purchase, curbside pickup pays off for Target
Nov 20, 2019
They helped the retailer post a 31% gain in digital sales over the last quarter.
Trump visits Apple factory at crunch time for Apple
Nov 20, 2019
Apple needs to secure additional tariff exemptions before the next round on Dec. 15.
The big problem for small business? Finding qualified people to hire
Nov 12, 2019
One in four small businesses is having a hard time recruiting, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.
Can a credit card be sexist?
by
Erika Beras
and Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 11, 2019
It is alleged that the Apple Card offers higher credits to men than it does women — on that basis alone.
What is a contraction exactly?
Nov 1, 2019
The National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee makes the call.