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- Corporate America is coming around to remote work. But more big changes lie ahead. – The Washington PostNearly two years after millions of Americans became abruptly acquainted with Zoom, questions about what the post-pandemic office will look like can be answered with a quick look around: It’s already here. The case for the functionality of remote work has largely been settled: The wheels of productivity continued to hum on Wall Street and […]
- US drops key obstacle to global digital tax: TreasuryUS Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told her G20 colleagues Friday that Washington is dropping a push for a controversial provision in a global digital tax, opening the door to a likely agreement.The US shift — part of a broader repositioning by President Joe Biden from the “America First” agenda of former President Donald Trump — […]
- U.S. Suffers Sharpest Rise in Poverty Rate in More Than 50 Years – BloombergThe end of 2020 brought the sharpest rise in the U.S. poverty rate since the 1960s, according to a study released Monday. Economists Bruce Meyer, from the University of Chicago, and James Sullivan of the University of Notre Dame found that the poverty rate increased by 2.4 percentage points during the latter half of 2020 […]
- Deeper job cuts at Boeing as pandemic throttles air travelBoeing said Wednesday that it will cut 7,000 more jobs as it continues to bleed money during a pandemic that has smothered demand for new airline planes. The company said that when retirements and other employee departures are included, its workforce will shrink to about 130,000 by the end of next year, or 30,000 fewer […]
- Trump hails ‘manufacturing miracle’ as factories bleed jobs – POLITICOFour years after he won the Midwest by vowing to revitalize the U.S. manufacturing workforce, President Donald Trump is campaigning for reelection on a job well done. The numbers tell a different story. The president's anti-trade agenda and a pandemic-induced recession have combined to shutter factories and accelerate trends toward automation. Source: Trump hails ‘manufacturing […]
Money Magazine
- The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ended the week on the upswing, averaging 3.898%.
- Meanwhile, new cars are selling for almost $50,000, on average.
- Crypto exchanges are where traders can buy, sell, and convert cryptocurrencies. They are necessary for cryptocurrencies to be traded at the scale they are today. Some exchanges offer the most competitive prices or speeds, whereas others provide specialized financial products. Read on to learn about the best cryptocurrency exchanges, how they work, and which one…
- Stressing out about the market is unhealthy — and can lead to bad investing decisions.
- A car warranty is a service contract that covers vehicles against certain mechanical malfunctions or manufacturer defects that manifest within an agreed-upon timeframe or number of miles driven. Brand new cars come with manufacturer warranties that cover repairs for at least three years or 36,000 miles. You have the option to purchase an extended car…
Market Watch
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The Economist
- Lockdowns and crackdowns are taking their toll
- Why Ethereum is losing market share
- Speakers at the American Economics Association’s annual pow-wow take a shot at the question
- About 30% of salespeople have left the industry since 2019
- Prices are set at the margin. And the marginal trader is a hedge-fund manager