Economy Tag

Grad Student Suggests Opposing the Forgiveness of Student Loans is White Supremacy

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 18, 2023 15 Comments

“This is a long tactic of conservative, white supremacist-leaning groups to use education and limit Black people’s access to education, as a way to further control and oppress us.”...

Cinemark Theater Closes in San Francisco Due to ‘Local Business Conditions’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 15, 2023 32 Comments

"The theater is located in the Westfield San Francisco Centre, whose owner, shopping center giant Westfield, announced Monday it would be handing the property back to a bank"...

Two Major Hotels Abandoning San Francisco Because Streets are No Longer Safe

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 08, 2023 44 Comments

"After much thought and consideration, we believe it is in the best interest for Park’s stockholders to materially reduce our current exposure to the San Francisco market."...

Cardinal Stritch University Closing After 86 Years

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 26, 2023 2 Comments

"I wish there was a different path we could pursue"...

Notre Dame Prof Argues Universities Need to Teach Trade Skills

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 25, 2023 16 Comments

Mike Rowe has been pushing trade skills for a long time. ...

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1656492705260658689

Trump: ‘Our Country is Being Destroyed by Stupid People, By Very Stupid People’

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 11, 2023 66 Comments

On defaulting if Biden doesn't accept spending cuts: "We might as well do it now because you'll do it later. Because we have to save this country."...

Ford’s Electric Vehicle Unit Lost $722 million in Q1 2023

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 04, 2023 33 Comments

The company could lose $3 billion from EV sales to consumers this year...

Nordstrom Closing Two Stores in San Francisco, Citing Crime and Safety Issues

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 03, 2023 18 Comments

"citing the 'dynamics' of the downtown market as the region continues to see a rash of retail thefts by brazen thieves"...

US Stocks Market Sinks as Bank Shares Plunge

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 02, 2023 16 Comments

The the sale of troubled First Republic Bank to JP Morgan Case was not enough to allay investors fears....

Coca-Cola Investors Rebuff Proposed Risk Survey in States With Abortion Restrictions

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 02, 2023 21 Comments

The proposal came from a left-wing group....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IokHUcJ5Do8

Financial Officers From 27 States Sign Letter Objecting to Biden’s Mortgage ‘Equity’ Plan

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 02, 2023 45 Comments

“For decades, Americans have been told that they will be rewarded for saving their money and building a good credit score. This policy turns that time-tested principle upside down”...

FDIC Auctions First Republic Bank Amid Banking Crisis

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 30, 2023 8 Comments

Federal Reserve reports blames bank executives and regulators for last month's Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank troubles....

San Francisco Stops Boycotting 30 States With Conservative Laws Because it Had Little Impact

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 26, 2023 23 Comments

“I think San Franciscans would be angry if they knew the amount of hoops that have to be jumped through and the added cost to city contracting.”...

Bird Flu Poised to Become Endemic in the US

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 24, 2023 22 Comments

Vaccine makers prepare for possibility of distributing bird flu vaccine for humans 'just in case' species barrier is crossed....

St. Cloud State University Cutting Majors and Faculty Positions Amid $18 Million Deficit

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 22, 2023 1 Comment

"We just can't keep our fingers crossed anymore. We just have to do it"...

“The US University System is Beginning to Molder”

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 20, 2023 10 Comments

"The problem is not just a few glitches here and there."...

Joe Biden Wants Homebuyers With Good Credit to Subsidize High Risk Mortgages

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 20, 2023 77 Comments

“The changes do not make sense. Penalizing borrowers with larger down payments and credit scores will not go over well”...

DePaul University Facing $56 Million Budget Gap and Shrinking Enrollment

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 15, 2023 8 Comments

"DePaul is facing a lot of the same challenges that a lot of their peers are facing, especially in the Midwest"...

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