![Young people under the age of 18 are more likely than any other age group to say climate change is an emergency, a new survey from the United Nations Development Programme has found [File: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/climate.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
A cutting-edge survey used mobile gaming apps in 17 languages to ask 1.2 million people about climate change.
![In 2021, Europe, the Americas, and Central Asia are expected to suffer working-hour losses more than twice as large as those in other regions, the International Labour Organization said on Monday [File: Juan Medina/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/spain.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The pandemic wiped out 114 million jobs and 8.8 percent of global working hours, equal to 255 million jobs, in 2020.
![OPEC+ will meet Tuesday to decide whether it will extend output cuts into 2021 [File: Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/oil-2.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
OPEC and its allies are meeting amid growing signs of discontent from alliance members Iraq, the UAE and Kazakhstan.
![Worried about catching COVID-19, more Americans will shop online than in stores for the first time this Thanksgiving Day weekend, according to Deloitte [File: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/xmas-.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
From fear of infection to financial insecurity, the COVID-19 pandemic is changing how Americans shop this holiday.
![The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 30,000 points for the first time ever after the Trump administration formally began the transition of power to the incoming Biden administration [File: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/red.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The Dow closed at a new record high after Trump approved the formal transition of US power to the Biden administration.
![People wait in line outside a CityMD Urgent Care to get tested for the coronavirus as traders take a break outside the New York Stock Exchange in the financial district of New York, US [File: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyse.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
US stocks kick off a fresh week on a high note on promising trial results from Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
![Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Friday as rising infections overshadow positive vaccine news [File: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/man3.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
New restrictions, lack of fiscal stimulus and expiration of safety nets raise concerns for economic recovery.
![Wall Street's main stock indexes fell at the open of trading on Thursday as coronavirus cases continue to surge and new restrictions weigh on the US economic recovery [File: Brendan McDermid/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/traders-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
New COVID-19 restrictions across the US, rising jobless claims and no federal aid in sight signal more economic pain.
![The 2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark found that the auto industry repeatedly failed to manage and even document human rights risks in supply chains [File: William DeShazer/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/car.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Nearly half of 229 corporate giants surveyed had at least one allegation of a serious human rights issue.
![The Dow edged higher on Wednesday following more positive news in the race for a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine [File: Carlo Allegri/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/WS3.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Pfizer and BioNTech said they will seek Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for their COVID-19 vaccine within days.
