Economy Tag

Report Claims More Than Half of Recent Four-Year College Graduates are Underemployed

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 23, 2024 17 Comments

“Colleges and universities, states and our country can do more and should do more to help students prepare for the critical transition from college to the labor market”...

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Kevin O’Leary of ‘Shark Tank’ Blasts New York Ruling on Trump: ‘I Would Never Invest in New York Now’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2024 117 Comments

"I’m not different than any other investor. I’m shocked at this. I can’t even understand or fathom the decision at all."...

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Concordia University Facing Cuts Due to ‘Financial Instability’

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2024 3 Comments

"I just kind of get concerned that because we don’t have as many people in the degree that we might lose the program or we might lose our staff"...

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JPMorgan, State Street, and BlackRock Abandon ESG Group Climate Action 100+

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2024 22 Comments

Climate Action is imploding. Good....

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Joe Biden’s Super Bowl Video About Shrinkflation Mirrored Elizabeth Warren’s From Last Week

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 13, 2024 55 Comments

"As an ice cream lover, what makes me the most angry is that ice cream cartons have actually shrunk in size but not in price. I’ve had enough of what they call Shrinkflation."...

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Chinese Economy Limping into the Year of the Dragon

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 12, 2024 12 Comments

China's stock market has recently bled out $7 trillion dollars worth of value....

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New Report: “Net-Zero Climate-Control Policies Will Fail the Farm”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 09, 2024 20 Comments

"Europe has tested many of these policies aggressively for years, and the results have been an unmitigated failure."...

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Newsom Sending Attorneys, Officers to Oakland to Combat Crime

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 08, 2024 19 Comments

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Farmers’ Protests Lead EU Commission to Nix Damaging Green Plans

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 08, 2024 12 Comments

Gone are rules to force reduction of nitrogen (essential for fertilizers), methane (generated by cattle), plans to persuade Europeans to eat less meat, and new pesticide rules....

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Elizabeth Warren Takes on Big Dorito, Big Oreo, and Big Toilet Paper to Deflect Blame From Biden’s Economy

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 07, 2024 99 Comments

"Shrinkflation is just another way for giant corporations to pad their profits and leave us with the crumbs."...

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Oakland Pizza Restaurant Employees Fight, Fend Off a Fourth Robbery

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 07, 2024 63 Comments

I need to add Oakland to my Google alerts. I sometimes miss these stories! Oakland, CA, might lose another restaurant after being robbed four times in a little over a month. Four robberies and break-ins in 2024 so far. From ABC7 News Bay Area: Employees at the Cybelle's...

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McDonald’s Blames Israel-Hamas War, Middle East Boycotts for Missing Sales Targets

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 06, 2024 35 Comments

The low sales could explain why McDonald's has already brought back the Shamrock Shake and the Oreo Shamrock McFlurry....

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Top Agriculture Officials from 12 States Launch Probe into ESG-Investing by U.S. Banks

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 02, 2024 12 Comments

Banking institutions, policy makers, and politicians in this country may want to pay attention to Europe. The farmer's protests are expanding considerably...

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Denny’s Closing Only Restaurant in Oakland Due to Crime

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 01, 2024 46 Comments

"However, the safety and well-being of Denny's team members and valued guests is our top priority. Weighing those factors, the decision has been made to close this location."...

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Drugmakers Hike Prices on Hundreds of Brand-Name Drugs

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 31, 2024 34 Comments

Starting Thursday, the government will begin negotiations on 10 drugs covered by Medicare this week. But those new prices won't go into effect until 2026....

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Northern California Poultry Industry Slammed Hard by Avian Flu Outbreak

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 31, 2024 10 Comments

Elephant seal pup population in Venezuela wiped out, first penguin infections reported, and two people seriously infected by H5N1 in Cambodia. Research indicates the virus has mutated to target the brains of mammals....

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Oakland’s Largest Private Employer Tells Employees to Stay in Buildings for Lunch

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 29, 2024 35 Comments

"Kaiser Permanente is committed to ensuring the safety and security of our employees and physicians across all of our locations."...

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Biden’s EPA Planning to Ban Methylene Chloride, an Industry-Essential Chemical

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 26, 2024 46 Comments

Business organizations assert that the EPA's impact analysis did not include the detrimental effects on the national economy, which appear to be enormous and highly destructive....

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