Consumer Prices Rise In August: What You Need To Know
After rising .5% in July, all consumer items tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics rose .3% in August. Over the year, all consumer items have risen 5.3%.
Weekly Employment Insurance Claims At Lowest Point Since March 2020
Weekly seasonally adjusted employment insurance claims were down again as of Sept. 4, hitting a low of 310,000, down 35,000 week-over-week.
Delta Variant And Racial Gaps In Employment, Wages Persist
Employment rose by 235,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.2%, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers. The unemployment rate now sits at 5.2%.
4 Stocks That Benefit From Increasing Solar Adoption
Solar’s popularity seems to only be growing, as the first quarter saw the largest quantity of solar installation on record by gigawatt and a 46% increase over the previous year, according to a Solar Energy Industries Association report.
Wildfires, Droughts and Floods Are Here — How Will That Impact the Economy & Insurance Stocks?
In the last couple of years, insurance companies have received a lot of attention. That’s in part because of more unpredictable — and more exacerbated and fatal — climatic events that have struck the United States.
The Staying Power of Remote Learning — And Remote Learning Stocks
It appears that remote learning will remain in some fashion, even beyond the pandemic, according to a recent survey by the Rand Corporation think tank.
Why Jerome Powell Expects ‘Temporary Swings In Inflation’
While supply bottlenecks spurred by the pandemic, coupled with heightened demand, are creating inflation for durable goods, aggregate personal incomes are rising and employment gains are recovering “faster than expected,” Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday.
With UK Incentivizing Switch To Heat Pumps, These Companies May Gain
The U.K. has launched a $400-million program to scrap boilers in favor of low carbon alternatives like heat pumps, as was recently reported in The Times.
Yelp Taking Steps To Address Negative Reviews Over New COVID-19 Attributions
Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) is receiving both positive and negative feedback to a new COVID-19 related feature available on its website.
Workers Are Increasingly Under Surveillance: The Corporations That Are Watching
Many workers now operate under a watchful, scrutinizing eye.