U.S. productivity is up for the third quarter in a row. What does that mean?
by Samantha Fields
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Rising productivity makes possible rising living standards over time.
Labor costs are still going up, but the rate is going down
by Henry Epp
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Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that 2023 saw a pullback in labor cost growth. That may keep the downtrend in inflation going.
Why Universal is calling time out on TikTok
by Kristin Schwab
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The video platform and the music company couldn’t agree on terms for renewing their contract. Some of the fallout will hit video creators.
Hundreds of food brands linked to hidden prisoner workforce, AP reports
by Kimberly Adams and Richard Cunningham
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The Associated Press uncovered a workforce of prisoners producing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of agricultural products and goods by popular food brands.
Beveridge curve was behind the curve in linking employment, inflation
by Kimberly Adams and Sofia Terenzio
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A strong job market alongside cooling price gains has economists debating a key model, Bloomberg’s Enda Curran reports.
A Georgia esports center is building tech skills and confidence in youths
by Richard Cunningham
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“I consider esports the cheat code,“ says Davin Jackson, owner of Alpha eSports and Technology.