A Few More Thoughts on the Labor Market
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College Student Mental Health Remains a Wicked Problem
Just 27 percent of undergraduates describe their mental health as above average or excellent, according to new data…
Powell cuts rates in the dark in historic move, with no jobs data and Trump heckling from abroad
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, a…
Jazz rookie Ace Bailey still finding his rhythm after illness
SALT LAKE CITY — Ace Bailey hit the sauna. He dipped into the hot tub. He ran. He…
World Bank Says Pakistan’s Slow Growth Fails to Improve Living Standards
Pakistan’s economy is expanding too slowly to meaningfully improve living standards or create enough jobs for its growing…
Private sector created nearly 15,000 jobs a week over the past month, preliminary ADP data shows
Private sector employers added an average 14,250 jobs per week over the past four weeks, according to new…
Australia Jobs Still Tight, Inflation Sticky, RBA Chief Says
Australia’s labor market is still tight while inflation is proving sticky, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said, signaling…
Founder of $100 million company says she quit her day job to rebuild her father’s Cape Cod chip empire—and there ‘wasn’t time’ to worry about nepotism
Serial entrepreneur Nicole Bernard Dawes seemed destined to build million-dollar food brands. As a kid, she grew up…
China Doubles Down on Manufacturing Dominance Goal: New Economy
The Trump administration has envisioned “a big, beautiful rebalancing” between the world’s two largest economies, a world in…
Trump Tariffs Deliver Shock ‘Wake-Up Call’ to a World Denim Hub
One of the world’s poorest countries is reeling from the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime,…
How Amazon is upskilling 50 million people for the future of work
That’s why today, we’re announcing Future Ready 2030—a $2.5 billion commitment to expand access to education and skills…
Are ‘quiet redundancies’ happening in your workplace?
Analysis: Employers in Ireland are implementing ‘quiet redundancies’ to scale back workforces in the face of uncertainty, tariffs…