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Jobs Report To Be Shutdown Casualty — See These Numbers Instead
The U.S. Labor Department probably won’t be able to publish the October employment report on Friday as scheduled. So Wall Street is turning to other indicators including credit-card spending, corporate earning results and state jobless claims to try to get a fuller...
Government Shutdown Has Already Cost US Economy $18 Billion This Year, CBO Says
The federal government shutdown has already cost the US economy at least $18 billion this year, a figure that “will intensify” in the weeks to come, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The nonpartisan organization emphasized much of the impact will be...
Would You Ditch Remote Work For A Pay Raise? Two-Thirds Of U.S. Workers Would, Survey Says
Around 66% of U.S. workers would be willing to come back into the office full-time if they were offered higher pay, according to a new survey from staffing agency Robert Half. The data reveals that flexibility alone isn't always enough to keep employees satisfied....
Study: Remote Work Boosts Employment For People With Disabilities
The language of DEI may be currently out of favor, but a new report from SHRM, the country’s largest human resources trade association, suggests that the American workforce is far more diverse since the Covid pandemic effectively ended in 2021. The surprising change...
Woman Using Waymo Robotaxi To Deliver Doordash
It’s a tech CEO’s wet dream, but a labor economist’s worst nightmare: to film some content for a TikTok reel, one San Francisco woman decided to hail a Waymo to complete her Doordash delivery. The TikTokker, real name unknown but who goes by the handle @dmpnzzz,...
The Cybernetic Teammate: How AI Is Rewriting The Rules Of Business Collaboration
For decades, the holy grail of business performance has been effective teamwork. We’ve organized entire companies around the premise that collaboration beats individual effort—that two heads are better than one. But what happens when one of those “heads” is artificial...
The Power Of Both/And: The Future Of Leadership Demands Polarity Thinking
In a world that rewards speed, decisiveness and bold opinions, leaders often feel pressured to pick a side. Move fast or be thoughtful. Prioritize people or performance. Protect what works or drive change. The reality? Great leadership...
California Greenlights $25M For Apprenticeship Programs
In the construction industry, more than a third of California developers have delayed or canceled commercial real estate projects due to rising costs and tariff uncertainty, according to a summer 2025 Allen Matkins and UCLA report. However, the Golden State has moved...
