by dankeelan | Oct 28, 2025 | Jobs, U.S. Economy
Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. powered higher Tuesday, after the package-delivery giant reported third-quarter earnings that beat expectations by the widest margin in years and said it cut a lot more jobs than it previously said were planned. The company...
by dankeelan | Oct 21, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
Americans are growing increasingly concerned about their ability to find a good job under President Trump, an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds, in what is a potential warning sign for Republicans as a promised economic boom has given...
by dankeelan | Oct 14, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, Tariffs
New tariffs are putting pressure on industries from manufacturing to retail, leaving certain workers most vulnerable to job cuts. Tariffs can be a real headache for everyone, but they hit some people harder than others. When new taxes are placed on imported goods, it...
by dankeelan | Oct 7, 2025 | Featured, Jobs, U.S. Economy
With official data on hold due to the government shutdown, economists are turning to private reports, and the early signs, according to Moody’s, aren’t good. “This data shows that the job market is weak and getting weaker,” Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark...
by dankeelan | Sep 30, 2025 | Jobs, U.S. Economy
Consumers turned more pessimistic in September as perceptions of the labor market and current business conditions weakened, the Conference Board said on Tuesday. The business organization’s overall index fell by 3.6 points to 94.2, weaker than had been forecast, with...
by dankeelan | Sep 23, 2025 | Automation, Jobs, Robots
General Motors Co. worker Annie Ignaczat spent years walking in circles on concrete factory floors, assembling the same parts and counting down hundreds of pieces she and her co-workers needed to finish before lunch. “You’re doing the same movement hundreds, if not...
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