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Konrad Putzier

ARTICLES BY KONRAD PUTZIER

UPS said Tuesday it expected to slash 30,000 jobs this year, on top of 48,000 job cuts last year.

US companies are still slashing jobs to reverse pandemic hiring boom

5 min read . 30 Jan 2026

A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, (AFP)

What a break with Europe means for the American economy

7 min read . 20 Jan 2026

Here are five stories of those who found ways back into the workforce.

Five older job seekers tell us how they broke through a bruising job market

4 min read . 03 Jan 2026

Servicemembers like Petty Officer Third Class Bryson Saunders are riding the bull market. ZACK WITTMAN FOR WSJ

Top Gun traders: Stock bets and crypto culture take over the military

9 min read . 01 Dec 2025

Attendees during a media event at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas, US. Alphabet Inc.'s Google plans to invest $40 billion in three new Texas data centers. (Photo: Bloomberg

How the US economy became hooked on AI spending

5 min read . 24 Nov 2025

Aside from inflation, economists worried tariffs would drag down consumer spending, which accounts for almost 70% of gross domestic product. (REUTERS)

How the US economy has defied doomsday predictions on tariffs

4 min read . 03 Nov 2025

Seasonally adjusted unemployment is up significantly for college-educated and non-college-educated Black workers (Pixabay)

Black Americans are losing jobs in a warning for the economy

5 min read . 01 Sept 2025

There are still signs of turbulence in the U.S. economy. Growth has been subdued. (Reuters)

The US economy is regaining its swagger

6 min read . 21 Jul 2025

A restaurant owner in East Price Hill, where foot traffic dried up after recent immigration arrests. Photographs by Maddie McGarvey for WSJ

Immigrants revived rust belt cities. Now they’re in hiding.

5 min read . 30 Jun 2025

President Trump is pushing the world’s two biggest economic powers into a battle that will leave neither unscathed. (Image: Reuters)

The US and China are going to economic war—and everyone will suffer

11 min read . 11 Apr 2025

Container cranes unload a ship at the Port of Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Bloomberg)

Trump tariffs usher in new era of protectionism

4 min read . 04 Mar 2025

While a shift in leverage to employers might have shown up in layoffs or wage cuts in the past, now it is more subtle, often in changes to working conditions. (Image: Pixabay)

Balance of power shifts back toward bosses

5 min read . 14 Jan 2025

Amazon last year paused construction on its second headquarters in northern Virginia. PHOTO: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Big tech is downsizing work space in another blow to office real estate

3 min read . 16 Apr 2024

Concrete is popular because it is cheap, relatively easy to produce, fire-resistant and extremely strong.

Concrete is one of the worst pollutants. Making it green is a booming business.

3 min read . 12 Mar 2024

The exterior of 245 Park Ave. in Manhattan

Office Landlords Use Cash Gifts, Loans to Inflate Building Values

5 min read . 22 Jan 2024

Offices Around America Hit a New Vacancy Record

Offices Around America Hit a New Vacancy Record

3 min read . 08 Jan 2024

Over the past decade, warehouses became an investor darling as investors such as Blackstone and Singapore sovereign-wealth fund GIC bought up vast portfolios.

The Great American Warehouse Building Boom Is Over

3 min read . 18 Dec 2023

Only one out of every three securitized office mortgages that expired during the first nine months of 2023 was paid off by the end of September, according to Moody’s Analytics.

Office Landlords Can’t Get a Loan Anymore

3 min read . 20 Nov 2023

(Illustration: Klawe Rzeczy for WSJ)

The clearest sign yet that commercial real estate is in trouble

5 min read . 13 Nov 2023

Turning Empty Offices into Apartments Is Getting Even Harder

Turning Empty Offices into Apartments Is Getting Even Harder

4 min read . 06 Nov 2023