Companies and insiders are holding off on stock buybacks
Insiders are typically bullish on their own company.
The deadly black fungus striking India’s recovering covid patients
Mucormycosis has killed hundreds in India and forced many to have an eye removed.
Youngest adults are least likely to be vaccinated, and their interest in shots is declining, CDC finds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed adult vaccination rates by age through May 22, finding 80 percent of adults older than 65 had been immunized compared with just 38.3 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds.
Why small businesses may end up the unexpected winners of the pandemic
It's now much easier than it was in 2008 to start a small business selling goods or services online.
More than 5m people become millionaires despite pandemic | Financial Times
Wealthiest benefit most from asset price inflation as the number of people worth at least $50m rises almost a quarter
Miami, Houston and Philadelphia are taking over as America's hot new tech tubs
Pandemic moves are redistributing coveted tech workers more evenly across the country.
Medicaid enrollment jumped during the pandemic, a new report says.
Nearly 10 million Americans joined the public health coverage program for the poor through January, demonstrating the program’s increasingly important role not just as a safety net.
Why Is Everyone Quitting? · The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet
The Data Behind Donations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In early March, GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan wrote in a post that the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic “have tested humanity in ways most…
Crowdfunding as a response to COVID-19: Increasing inequities at a time of crisis - ScienceDirect
During the first seven months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 175,000 crowdfunding campaigns were established in the US for coronavirus-related ne…
Daniel Zhao on Twitter: "#JOLTS this week showed quits jumping to a record high. Some of these quits may have simply been delayed from earlier in the pandemic. There were ~5.1m "missing quits" during the pandemic at their peak in Feb 2021. Raises the question: how many more delayed quits may be coming? https://t.co/4fm91zWyui" / Twitter
#JOLTS this week showed quits jumping to a record high. Some of these quits may have simply been delayed from earlier in the pandemic.
There were ~5.1m "missing quits" during the pandemic at their peak in Feb 2021. Raises the question: how many more delayed quits may be coming? https://t.co/4fm91zWyui
How Do They Say Economic Recovery? ‘I Quit.’
With new opportunities and a different perspective as the pandemic eases, workers are choosing to leave their jobs in record numbers.
For Many Home Buyers, a 5% Down Payment Isn’t Enough
Half of existing-home buyers in April who used mortgages put at least 20% down. That is locking many first-time buyers and lower-income families out of homeownership.
People are quitting their jobs at record rates. That's a good thing for the economy.
Workers want more pay, better conditions or to be their own boss — and for now, they're getting what they want.
Analysis | The seven industries most desperate for workers
The broad economy has yet to show signs of a serious worker shortage, economists say. But in some narrow pockets, from sawmills to psychologists’ offices, employers are raising wages significantly and seeing little response.
The Startup Surge? Unpacking 2020 Trends in Business Formation
Business applications were the highest on record in 2020—up 24 percent from the previous year. We document five key business formation trends we observed in the data.
Analysis: It’s not a ‘labor shortage.’ It’s a massive reassessment of work in America.
Hiring was much weaker than expected in April. Wall Street thinks it’s a blip, but there could be a much deeper re-think going on of what jobs are needed and what workers want to do on a daily basis.
Online college enrollment growth outpaces real-world institutions.
National Student Clearinghouse data for spring 2021 shows enrollment in primarily online institutions for undergraduates is up, with a surge of part-time students.
What's next at work after the coronavirus pandemic
The pandemic has been an accelerant for every work trend — good and bad.
The Inflation Red Herring by Joseph E. Stiglitz - Project Syndicate
Far from signaling the return of significant inflation, temporary price increases are exactly what one would expect in a recovery following an economic shutdown. Whether those peddling inflation fears are pursuing their own agenda or simply jumping the gun, they should not be heeded.
Oregon's Pioneering Drug Decriminalization Experiment Is Now Facing The Hard Test
Oregon's bold move to decriminalize small amounts of all hard drugs and expand treatment is now meeting the reality of implementation as the treatment community is divided over the way forward.
When Your Job Harms Your Mental Health
Naomi Osaka advocated for her well-being at work. Here’s how you can, too.
Older Adults Who Live Alone Benefited from Seeing People in Person during the COVID Pandemic but Not Necessarily by Talking on the Phone - Council on Contemporary Families
The Society Pages (TSP) is an open-access social science project headquartered in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota
May Rental Data: U.S. Rental Prices Reach Highest Point in 2 Years
Nationally, monthly rents are finally growing faster than their pre-COVID rates.
How the Nose Knows · WHYY
Welcome to the ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ Economy · New York Times Opinion
U.S. COVID-19 death toll surpasses 600,000
It's greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee.
Coronavirus infections dropping where people are vaccinated, rising where they are not - The Washington Post
As recently as June 4, states with higher vaccination rates did not have significantly lower case rates than states where few people were vaccinated.
The New Frugality: How the Pandemic Changed Our Spending Habits
What consumers have done differently and whether frugality will become frou-frou
Personal Income and Outlays, April 2021 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Personal income decreased $3.21 trillion (13.1 percent) in April according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 3 and 5). Disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $3.22 trillion (14.6 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $80.3 billion (0.5 percent).