Weekly jobless claims dip, but they’ve climbed this spring. What’s the takeaway?
by Mitchell Hartman
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Recent data indicates some cooling of the job market, but the real number of people laid off may be higher.
Walmart’s newest growth market? More affluent shoppers
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
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“I’m not embarrassed to say I bought something from Walmart anymore,” says one such shopper.
Wayfair steps into IRL retail
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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Many consumers are more comfortable buying furnishings in person. Several online-native brands have recently expanded into physical retail.
Honeybee populations are hitting record numbers. Weren’t they dying off before?
by Kai Ryssdal, Sarah Leeson and Sofia Terenzio
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Scientists were ringing alarm bells about colony collapse disorder a decade ago. Brian Walsh of Vox explains what happened.
The high stakes trade that can move entire currencies
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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The “currency carry trade” is one way investors chase returns by moving their money from one country to another, and it can move currency markets. It’s emblematic of the power of interest rates to slosh money around the globe, and it may be growing.
With low wool prices, Midwestern sheep farmers are innovating with the fiber
by Rachel Cramer
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Some are looking for new uses for fleeces while others shift to breeds that don’t produce much wool at all.
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