Economy Tag

Democratic San Francisco Mayor Pushing Mandatory Drug Testing, Treatment for Welfare Recipients

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 27, 2023 29 Comments

"This initiative aims to create more accountability and help get people to accept the treatment and services they need.”...

Lego Abandons One of Its Research Projects Focused on Making “Oil-Free Bricks”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 27, 2023 23 Comments

"Sustainability" goals were at odds with effective manufacture of toys that worked. The process also led to higher carbon emissions....

After 2020, 94% of the New 300K Jobs at Top 100 Companies Went to People of Color

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 26, 2023 47 Comments

Why does the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission even exist?...

Hodges University in Florida to Close by August of 2024

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 28, 2023 0 Comments

"the college had expected to enroll 76 new degree-seeking students this fall, but no longer will"...

China’s Fertility Rate Drops to Record Low

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on August 18, 2023 15 Comments

The Guardian: "Figure fell from 1.15 in 2021 to 1.09, the lowest of any country with a population over 100 million."...

Target Sales Slump After Pride Month Merchandise Backlash

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 16, 2023 25 Comments

Celebrate Pride Month but don't be shocked when people, especially parents, don't approve of merchandise aimed at small children. ...

Moody’s Investors Services Cuts Ratings of 10 U.S. Banks

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 09, 2023 26 Comments

Moody's also predicts a mild recession....

Student Loan Borrowers Prepare for Payments to Restart in October

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2023 5 Comments

"The payment pause was a life vest and repayment is the wave that pulls you back out"...

Grassroots Fundraising for Biden and Democrats is Hitting a Wall

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2023 19 Comments

“Because small donors are a proxy for enthusiasm, if people aren’t concerned about the drop-off in contributions, then they just aren’t paying attention or whistling past the graveyard”...

Rep. Chip Roy Reviving DeSantis Bill That Would Make Schools Pay for Bad Student Loans

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 28, 2023 20 Comments

"Enough. It's time for schools to have skin in the game for how much debt they encourage young Americans to rack up."...

McPherson College in Kansas Receives Anonymous Charitable Gift of One Billion Dollars

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 28, 2023 23 Comments

“I am incredibly grateful to our anonymous donor for giving us an unprecedented opportunity — and responsibility — to build and implement our strategic vision of becoming a destination learning community”...

India Bans Rice Exports, Triggers Panic Buying in the U.S.

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on July 27, 2023 17 Comments

The supply shortage to raise global food prices. India accounts for 40% of the world's rice trade. ...

Is Higher Education in America Headed for Collapse?

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2023 14 Comments

"recent evidence suggests that students completing high school are beginning to rethink the idea that college is necessarily the best path"...

Seattle Pacific University Announces Layoffs and Major Cuts to Programs

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 18, 2023 3 Comments

“I’m not sure we can come back from what is happening right now.”...

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."...

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