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Why are car sales still strong, even with high prices and interest rates?

Jul 23, 2024
The vehicle industry is surprisingly resilient this year. Many people have been waiting for lower costs but can't hold out any longer.
When interest rates are high, people might wait to get a new car. But they might give in if rates stay high and the repair costs start to add up.
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“It's like its own little civilization”: a crash course for educators about jobs in the Port of Baltimore

Jul 23, 2024
Careers at the port range from environmentalist to tug boat captain to welder. But people have to know they exist in order to apply to do them.
More than 20,000 people are employed directly at the Port of Baltimore.
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Tech and media companies are ditching user totals from their growth reports. Why now?

Jul 23, 2024
Instead, companies are opting to report other metrics of growth.
Some experts believe media companies are no longer reporting user totals to avoid potential doubt for future company growth.
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Workplace jargon reflects changing power dynamics

Jul 23, 2024
During the pandemic era, the lingo reflected workers' leverage. Now the dynamic has shifted, and how we talk about work has too.
Employers have regained much of the leverage that workers enjoyed when job openings were plentiful and applicants were scarce.
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For Illinois students, the promises of for-profit colleges often ring hollow

Jul 23, 2024
For-profit colleges sell a promise of success to marginalized groups, but often haven't delivered. Now, they may have to pay for it.
Some for-profit colleges, including DeVry University, are under fire for allegedly misleading students.
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Just what is the 'Magnificent Seven' and why is everyone talking about them?

Jul 23, 2024
These seven tech companies have an outsize influence on the stock market.
The Magnificent Seven refers to seven tech companies that have an outsize influence on the stock market — and are named for the 1960 Western flick.
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How will President Biden's exit from the presidential race affect campaign spending?

Jul 23, 2024
Harris’ campaign will likely spend earlier on introductory ads than if Biden were at the top of the ticket. The GOP will need to pivot spending to take on a new opponent.
With Kamala Harris poised to take the Democratic nomination, you can expect a slew of ads introducing her to the electorate ahead of next month’s Democratic National Convention.
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Passengers' rights as software outage continues to disrupt flights

Jul 23, 2024
The effects of Friday's CrowdStrike software outage rumble on but passengers have a right to some compensation if their plans were disrupted.
Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled as a result of the CrowdStrike outage that started late last week.
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Silicon Valley is feeling the AI boom on the ground

Jul 22, 2024
Real estate prices are getting unreal, thanks to the ripples of Nvidia's success.
San Francisco and much of the Bay Area real estate market are seeing a wave of luxury buying by tech workers who are cashing in their lucrative stock holdings.
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What happens to Biden’s industrial policy initiatives now?

Companies have made big investments in response to those policies. That’s not easy to roll back, says Heather Long of The Washington Post.
President Joe Biden visits the groundbreaking of a new Intel semiconductor plant in Johnstown, Ohio. It will take decades to see his industrial policies play out.
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