Labor productivity, a measure of how efficient workers are, hasn’t been improving in recent years. That has caused worry among economists, because worker productivity has a big impact on economic growth. Well, times may be a-changing. The McKinsey Global Institute is out with a new report that says this era of low productivity growth might […]

The average American sleeps an hour and a half less per night than she used to — and that's costing employers $63 billion a year.

A Senate committee on governmental affairs looks at 380 ways “to make Washington more efficient.” What’s likely to be the fate of this cost-cutting initiative?

The Internet is powered by vast banks of computers which chew up energy. That's a big cost for the people who run these servers — and the earth, depending on how all the electricity is generated.

Social media and smartphones are fueling a "sharing economy," where freedom from possession trumps ownership.

I recently got back from an international vacation. I don't usually read in-flight magazines, but I spied a headline while my neighbor perused his…