Bloomberg Retail store associates have the worst job in the US right now as the industry faces a series of post-pandemic headwinds, a US News & World Report analysis found. The magazine ranked 190 jobs across 17 categories on criteria including growth potential, work-life balance and pay. Retail salespeople ranked lowest, with a median salary of just $29,120 in …

Bloomberg The UK health system faces a moment of peril Wednesday as ambulance workers hold a second strike and officials urge the public not to call emergency services unless it’s a matter of life-or-death. Members of two unions, Unison and the GMB, are walking out as part of an ongoing dispute over real-terms pay cuts suffered by staff in the …

  Bloomberg More than half of Japanese households said their livelihoods have worsened in a Bank of Japan survey, sending a clear signal that the hottest inflation in four decades is eating into people’s confidence. Some 53% of households said their economic livelihood has worsened compared with a year ago, the highest percentage in almost 13 years, according to the …