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A brief timeline of key breakthroughs in recorded sound

Music is as old as time, but we’ve come a long way since drums and wooden flutes. As technology has grown, music production and consumption has seen

In 2022, women earned an average of 82% of what men earned, according to a new analysis of median hourly earnings of full- and part-time workers.

There are more than one equal pay day to denote the day that women of color must work until before their wages catch up with men's.

Millions of people opted out of the labor force during the pandemic, and the Federal Reserve's most recent update on the economy explains why. Today, we hear from people who made that decision to leave the workforce.For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

There is no $75,000 income happiness threshold, psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Matthew Killingsworth say. For most in the U.S. earning up to $500,000, more money can bring greater satisfaction.

Jerome Powell’s plan became as outdated as Mason jar decor.

Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote and hybrid work are as popular as ever. Only 6 percent of employees able to do their jobs remotely …

Vinyl made up a total of 70% of physical music sales in 2022, bringing in $1.2 billion in revenue, per the Recording Industry Association of America.

Hawkish comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell helped push a closely watched part of the U.S. Treasury yield curve to its deepest inversion since 1981 on Tuesday, once again putting a spotlight on what many investors consider a time-honored recession signal.

CNBC Marathon explores why American workers’ budgets feel so stretched.The middle class was once a symbol of the American dream. It meant financial security ...

The NFL on Thursday awarded 37 compensatory draft picks to 16 teams, led by the 49ers, who received seven selections.

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The biggest boy band in the world is joining the military. Members of K-pop phenomenon BTS will be enlisting in the South Korean military through a policy kn...

How the US government spends more money than it collects

Housing costs can be a big portion of a budget. How does your community compare to the national average? Answer: $535,800 as of Jan 26, 2023 Average sales price of new homes sold in the United States from 1965 to 2022 Questions: How has the cost of housing trended over the last 60 years? Why do you think that is?

Ed Goldfarb spends most of his time composing music for film and TV—including the Pokémon franchise.

Charles Dickens better say sorry.

It’s preceded every recession since 1960.

The company is sort of stuck between a rock and an antisemitic sneaker.

BTS is the world’s highest-paid K-pop group, according to Forbes, earning $57 million in pretax income over the past year. As K-pop’s richest boy band, here’s how the members make and spend their money. MORE MAKES AND SPENDS: How Jack Ma Makes And Spends His Billions https://youtu.be/QMlF8Vc3gII How Rihanna Makes And Spends Her $600 Million https://youtu.be/FPy-bLijJos How Taylor Swift Makes And Spends Her Millions https://youtu.be/3u7Jlbaw6F4 ------------------------------------------------------ #BTS #Kpop #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: https://www.businessinsider.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/businessinsider BI on Facebook: https://read.bi/2xOcEcj BI on Instagram: https://read.bi/2Q2D29T BI on Twitter: https://read.bi/2xCnzGF BI on Amazon Prime: http://read.bi/PrimeVideo -------------------------------------------------- How BTS Makes And Spends Its Money

Many worry that monopolies will run rampant without regulation. The market process, however, illustrates a different story. And while banning monopolies via anti-trust law may sound good, the actual practice amounts to fighting fire with fire.

Artists are cancelling live dates owing to soaring costs, venue bottlenecks, Brexit and the pandemic. Can touring ever be viable again?

Helping professional entertainment companies safeguard, monetize & analyze their content.

Artists deserve clarity about the economics of music streaming. This site aims to increase transparency by sharing new data on the global streaming economy and breaking down the royalty system, the players, and the process.

The acquisition would raise prices for travelers, the DOJ claims.

Citing earlier data showing that inflation has reversed the deceleration in late 2022, Powell warned of tighter monetary policy ahead.

Funko, the maker of the Funko Pop! collectible figurines, will "eliminate" a massive batch of its inventory to alleviate some of the company's financial struggles.