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QoD: What 3 jobs are projected to grow fastest over 10yrs? - Blog
Question of the Day for teachers and students (Updated): What 3 jobs are projected to be the fastest growing over the next decade?
216. United States v. Apple (Complaint)
March 21, 2024 the United States filed an antitrust complaint against Apple. The filing is a new approach to antitrust and hinges on mostly how Apple chose to design the iPhone from the very start.
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The World’s Biggest Stock Markets, by Country
This graphic illustrates the biggest stock markets by country, providing a unique breakdown of $110 trillion in valuation.
World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report describes happiness across countries as an indicator of societal progress, explores the factors of happiness, and goes beyond traditional measures by providing in-depth analysis into wellbeing and its drivers across the globe.
Tennessee’s ELVIS Act becomes law.
Governor Bill Lee signed the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, which updates the state’s right of publicity laws that dictate how a person’s likeness can be used. The ELVIS Act expands the law to protect voice, too, in the age of AI clones. In 2023 I wrote about the patchwork system of right of publicity laws in the US. Tennessee — with its significant entertainment industry — has some of the strongest laws in the country.
Why a Student With a 1590 SAT Score Was Rejected by 16 Colleges
Decades ago, the Nobel Prize-winning F.A. Hayek observed the Kafkaesque logic of trying to usher in a more equal society by treating people unequally.
Don’t Tell America the Babysitter’s Dead
For decades, sitting was both a job and a rite of passage. Now it feels more like a symbol of a bygone American era.
That spare change you donate at checkout is adding up to millions for charities
So-called point-of-sale donations have sharply increased in recent years, bringing in hundreds of millions a year. But the requests to "round up" your bill for charity have really taken off.
Australia scraps 'nuisance' tariffs to remove red tape, lower living costs
Australia said on Monday it would remove import tariffs on a wide range of goods including toothbrushes, toasters, hand tools and clothing in a bid to eliminate red tape for businesses and bring relief to families battling higher living costs.
Report: Michigan women still work harder to earn less than men, but gap is slowly closing • Michigan Advance
Michigan women earn almost 20 cents less per dollar than their male counterparts, while having less opportunity to work full-time. That’s according to the second Women in Michigan Workforce Report, a collaboration of the Michigan Women’s Commission and the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. Released Monday, the report concluded that while women make up […]
The XYZ’s of Socialism
Preface When a socialist says he wants to give you “the ABC’s of socialism,” you can be sure that’s as far into the alphabet as he’ll want to go. Happy talk, vague promises, political programs, perhaps an angry, envy-soaked tirade or two against the rich—but not much at all about where all that leads. That […]
March Madness or management madness? How the NCAA tournament can impact workplace productivity
Welcome to March Madness, when a confluence of non-fans, casual fans, and hardcore fans clutch their brackets and wait -- and in the process, worker productivity becomes secondary.
Fabrics retailer Joann files for bankruptcy | CNN Business
Joann, the 81-year-old fabric and craft retailer, has filed for bankruptcy as it struggles with customers cutting back on discretionary spending.
What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later
The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid.
(20) Ilya Abyzov on X: "A lesson in critical thinking I got in undergrad: Econ 1 prof hands us an article about airlines overbooking & offering money at the gate to bump passengers. Article argues we should ban this. Reasoning is that it’s exploitative: poorer people overwhelmingly more likely to get…" / X
A lesson in critical thinking I got in undergrad: Econ 1 prof hands us an article about airlines overbooking & offering money at the gate to bump passengers. Article argues we should ban this. Reasoning is that it’s exploitative: poorer people overwhelmingly more likely to get… https://t.co/gvipmWUJ7J— Ilya Abyzov (@IlyaAbyzov) March 17, 2024
(20) Jacob Clifford on X: "Future expectations are a shifter of demand https://t.co/3xBoY7sCKq" / X
Future expectations are a shifter of demand pic.twitter.com/3xBoY7sCKq— Jacob Clifford (@JacobAClifford) March 18, 2024
2024 Spending Madness
Thirty‐two terrible U.S. spending policies are going head‐to‐head in a classic, single‐elimination tournament format. And you get to decide the worst of the bunch.

Plumber shortage is gumming up the US economy
America desperately needs more pipe experts as young people snub the profession.
Trial By Battle
What can price theory reveal to us about this archaic institution?
Refund fraud schemes promoted on TikTok, Telegram are costing Amazon and other retailers billions of dollars
Amazon suffered more than $700,000 in losses at the hands of one refund fraud ring indicted last year, according to court documents.
How the NFL used 'socialism' to get rich
That league discovered how to squeeze every dollar out of American football.⚡️ Sign up and download for FREE using my link https://grammarly.com/searchparty....
These Kids Made Their Influencer Parents Wealthy. Will They See a Dime of That Money?
In the unregulated world of vloggers, children are, for the most part, not entitled to a single cent they help earn. We spoke to creators—and the child of a mommy blogger—to understand how this unusual family business actually works.
Missed out on your Trader Joe's mini tote bag? Store says more are coming late summer
Trader Joe's says its canvas mini tote bags will be back in stock by late summer after social media hype led to the items reselling for up to $500.
The U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 days
The nation's debt now stands at nearly $34.4 trillion.
6 Months After New York Banned Airbnb, New Jersey Is Doing Great
New York placed strict restrictions on short-term rentals last year. Rents still remain high, and some former hosts are frustrated. Meanwhile, Airbnb rentals in New Jersey are booming.
How Wall Street Is Turning Your Favorite Artist’s Songs Into Bonds
Artists like Tina Turner and Justin Timberlake are part of a multi-billion-dollar market for music royalties that asset managers predict could double or triple in size soon. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains Wall Street’s newest fad: music-backed securities. Photo illustration: Noah Friedman/Gary Gershoff/Getty Images
Records will now factor into UK inflation calculation
Vinyl is popular again and economists are noticing.
Debunking All the Main Arguments for Antitrust Laws | Walter Block
There are a lot of arguments put forward for antitrust laws, but they all have problems.