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.
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MAP: Efforts to restrict teaching about racism, bias have multiplied
Chalkbeat is tracking efforts to restrict teaching about race and bias in schools, as well as efforts to expand it, on this map.
U.S. Existing-Home Prices Hit Record High in May
A sharp increase in existing-home prices kept more buyers on the sidelines, contributing to the fourth straight month of declining sales of previously owned homes.
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How to Be a Good Manager [Data + Expert Tips]
Take a look at the seven skills people managers must master, from HubSpot managers. Plus, explore new data to see how employees define a good manager.
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
Dirty laundry in space? NASA, Tide tackle cleaning challenge
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — How do astronauts do laundry in space? They don’t. They wear their underwear, gym clothes and everything else until they can’t take the filth and stink anymore, then junk them.
Marine mucilage threatens Turkey's Marmara Sea
An environmental catastrophe is threatening Turkey's Marmara Sea.
Calculated Risk: Housing: A Somewhat Similar Period
A period that is somewhat similar to the current housing market was in the late 1970s. House prices increased 14.7% in 1977, 15.7% in 1978...
Calculated Risk: NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 5.80 million in May
From the NAR: Existing-Home Sales Experience Slight Skid of 0.9% in May Existing-home sales decreased for a fourth straight month in May, a...
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.
Coloradans Need Not Apply: Some Companies Won’t Hire Coloradans Because of New Labor Law
Some companies are refusing to hire Coloradans for remote work because they don’t want to reveal what they pay under the state's law requiring a salary range be posted with a job opening.
Condos in 140-year-old Denver church fly off the market
The final unit will be up for sale by the end of the month.
Sacred Spaces Resurrected: Denver Churches Finding New Life
Developers with a belief in adaptive reuse and an appreciation for Denver's history have saved some of the city's churches and other sacred spaces from the wrecking ball.
How Human Stampedes Really Happen - Cheddar Explains - YouTube
Add Boats to the List of What’s Hard to Find (and More Expensive)
Sales and charters of boats of all sizes are up this summer. You can forget about bargaining, brokers say.
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
Older Americans Are on the Front Line of the Student Debt Crisis
‘I never expected to have to have a loan at this age,’ says a 60-year-old who borrowed about $30,000 to go back to school later in life and owes $70,000 today.
Nearly 9 million older Americans still have student loan debt - Marketplace
More people are going to college and graduate school. There's also been an increase in parents taking on loan debt for their kids.
Revealed: Amazon destroying millions of items of unsold stock in UK every year ; ITV News
Amazon destroying millions of items of unsold stock in one of its UK warehouses every year, ITV News investigation finds; ITV National News
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…
Calculated Risk: Housing Inventory June 21st Update: Inventory Increased Week-over-week
One of the key questions for 2021 is: Will inventory increase as the pandemic subsides, or will inventory decrease further in 2021? Tracki...
People of color routinely face barriers to owning a business or leading a corporation
Ownership and leadership are traditionally thought of as paths to creating wealth
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.
Can You Solve a Puzzle Unsolved Since 1996?
A challenge that the famous puzzler Martin Gardner put forward long ago remains open
IRS: Ransomware payments may be deductible
The federal government has recommended that companies do not pay during ransomware attacks.