America’s deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts

America’s deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts

Although inflation across the U.S. is far cooler than in the post-pandemic years, millions of Americans say they still feel the pinch of rising prices, struggle to pay the bills and express concern about their financial prospects.  Price increases are nowhere near the level reached in June of 2022, when …

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AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy

AI-washing and the massive layoffs hitting the economy

Corporate America is getting rocked by historic rounds of white-collar layoffs, leading some to wonder: Has AI finally come for their jobs? While the proliferation of generative and agentic artificial intelligence is playing a role, recent job cut announcements from companies like Amazon, UPS and Target are about a lot …

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