The ‘gig economy’ has become the cause celebre for people who think labor needs help from government in its struggle with capital. Politicians from the radical left and anti-establishment parties say the rise of casual work is a sign that work relationships are sliding back in time and that the state must step in to address this decline in standards. ...

Bloomberg Lately, it seems, Infiniti can’t catch a break. Sales slumped last year to 149,280 vehicles in the US, down 2.7 percent from 2017. The automaker’s QX30—a small crossover that should be capitalising on the unfettered thirst Americans have for compact SUVs—hit just 8,101 units in the US, down nearly 43 percent from 2017. The larger QX50 was one the ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc released re-chargeable battery cases for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR that add several hours of battery life to the smartphones. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant previously offered a similar case for its older iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 models. The new cases increase talk time from 20 hours to 33 hours on the iPhone XS, ...