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Back to SearchBacklash prompts slashed World Cup ticket prices
From the BBC World Service: FIFA has said it will release $60 seats for next year's World Cup, following complaints from fans over high prices. After…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Tech sector job postings on Indeed (mostly) stabilized this year
A career in tech was once seen as a safe bet — the jobs were plentiful, the pay was ample. But this year the tech sector had another “meh” year for h…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Unemployment hits four-year high
The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 4.6% in November, according to the latest BLS jobs report. There’s also data showing more Americans are reenter…
1 month ago
The "invisible workforce" of family caregivers
Roughly 1 in 4 Americans now identifies as a family caregiver. That share has risen dramatically over the past decade. With more people needing care …
1 month ago
The rise of cash-only care
The cost of health insurance is becoming increasingly unaffordable. With many Affordable Care Act marketplace subsidies set to expire, coverage is ab…
1 month ago
The November jobs report, finally
How many jobs did the U.S. economy gain or lose last month? We'll find out later this morning. The numbers are about a week late, as the folks at the…
1 month ago
Volkswagen closes a plant in Germany for the first time
From the BBC World Service: Volkswagen has been making cars in Germany for 88 years. In all that time, it's never closed a manufacturing plant in its…
1 month ago
How states are competing in the data center gold rush
Tech giants are estimated to have spent almost $400 billion in capital expenditures this year, mostly to build data centers for artificial intelligen…
1 month ago
Time to strike out on your own?
IRS filings for new business applications have been climbing the past few months — particularly in the retail sector. The last time we saw a spike li…
1 month ago
China's economy hits a rough patch
There’s more evidence that China’s economy is stalling. Beijing released a batch of government data today that was not encouraging. Chinese consumers…
1 month ago