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Alabama toy shop owners prepare for the holiday rush

by Sofia Terenzio
Nov 22, 2024
Sisters Stevi Bell and Amanda Calhoun of Fantasy Island Toys, talk about their plans for the busiest shopping season of the year.
"It's the best job that I've ever had, and I do say that, like, multiple times a day," says Stevi Bell, left, about co-owning a toy store with her sister Amanda Calhoun.
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Seasonal hiring prospects are looking good, at least for workers

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 22, 2024
Demand for seasonal workers is robust but relatively low unemployment figures may make it harder for employers to find people.
Seasonal hiring appears to be back to pre-pandemic levels, with a shift away from brick-and-mortars and toward e-commerce.
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Are people using AI as much as we thought (or feared) they would?

by Matt Levin
Nov 22, 2024
Next week it'll be two years since the debut of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Generative AI has developed a lot since then, though some people are still wary of it.
Tech has been quicker to use AI than other sectors. Above, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at his company's first conference for software developers.
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As maternity options in California dry up, midwife training programs are fading

by Elly Yu
Nov 22, 2024
One master's-level program remains in the state at a time when nurse-midwife advocates say there's a critical need for more practitioners.
Professor Angela Sojobi (left) and nurse-midwife student Gillian Sarro position a model baby head through a pelvis in a class at Cal State Fullerton.
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New film follows Amazon union efforts, challenges for labor ahead

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
Nov 22, 2024
Amazon workers in New York voted to unionize more than two years ago. Amazon still has not met them at the bargaining table.
Union organizer Christian Smalls speaks following the April 1, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York.
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Trump's search for a treasury secretary who will support tariffs

by Ellen Rolfes
Nov 22, 2024
Donald Trump wants to find a treasury secretary who can champion tariffs and keep financial markets calm.
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Work-from-home migration has changed the real estate market

by Elizabeth Trovall
Nov 22, 2024
A new report shows that nearly half of people working from home, who moved to a different state, made their decision based on housing.
Working from home has allowed some families to move to less expensive regions. But it’s also caused home prices to rise.
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This is why your local diner and grocery store aren’t open 24 hours anymore

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 21, 2024
A variety of businesses, including restaurants and grocery stores, cut back hours amid inflation, changing consumer habits and challenges in finding workers.
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The Conference Board’s index of indicators is down ... again

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 21, 2024
But the LEI's declines are slowing and it's no longer warning of a recession ahead. Plus, other economic indicators are looking positive.
Even if the LEI doesn't look great, other indicators, like the job market and the stock market, are strong.
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The EV market has growing pains, here and abroad

by Stephanie Hughes
Nov 21, 2024
Ford is cutting 4,000 jobs in its European workforce, noting that the industry shift to electric vehicles has been “highly disruptive.”
"We need to have lower-cost vehicles" in the EV market, says Tallis Blalack, an electrified roadways consultant.
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