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There are major flaws in a program aimed at helping workers with disabilities
Sep 4, 2024
Currently, 37 states have a program offering people with cognitive disabilities jobs that pay subminimum wages before moving on to higher-paying jobs. But that doesn't always happen.
Tribal nations are filling gaps while a USDA food distribution program struggles
Sep 4, 2024
Back in February, the USDA told tribal leaders it was consolidating the FDPIR supply chain from two warehouses serving tribes all over the country to just one.
Fracking shifts U.S. oil production away from California
Sep 4, 2024
Once a leading source of oil, California produced fewer barrels of oil in June than in any month since the federal government began counting in 1981.
The economic war on Russia has been a grand experiment for sanctions
Sep 3, 2024
The Kremlin has been cut off from much of the global economy by sanctions. But have they had the desired effect?
New FTC rule aims to simplify subscription cancellations
Sep 3, 2024
Firms that sell subscriptions can count on significant revenue boosts from consumer spaciness. It helps if customers have to jump through hoops once they realize they’re shelling out for a product they don’t need.
Who's able to get weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy?
Sep 3, 2024
People with private insurance are most likely to be able to get prescription weight loss drugs covered. Less than 10% of people who got semaglutide last year were on Medicaid.
Striking hotel workers want a return to daily room cleaning
Sep 3, 2024
During the pandemic, some hotels cut back on services like housekeeping. Workers on strike say it’s time to bring them back.
For public good, not for profit.
Full warehouses and fewer orders: manufacturing production declines across the U.S.
Sep 3, 2024
The economy might still be growing, but the manufacturing industry is not. It contracted again this month—this time with some of the worst indicators we’ve seen all year.
DHL's CEO on tariffs, economic protectionism and Germany's economy
by
Leanna Byrne
and Meredith Garretson
Sep 3, 2024
"Trade barriers drive inflation," explained Tobias Meyer, CEO of the German logistics company DHL Group.
Apartment rents aren't rising as quickly anymore, but remain far higher than pre-pandemic
Sep 3, 2024
In New York the median rent for a one-bedroom just crossed $4,500, by one estimate.