Four years ago, less than 10 percent of U.S. students had adequate internet bandwidth in their classrooms, based on Federal Communications Commission standards. Today, 88 percent do, according to a report out this week from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway. How did the digital divide get narrowed so quickly?  Click the audio player above to hear the full […]

It’s been a volatile year for U.S. retailers. They’ve closed a record number of stores and slashed more jobs than they have since 2009. However, for this year’s holiday season, there’s expected to be a whole lot of hiring going on, as the economy strengthens and consumer confidence returns. Click the audio player above to […]

Some economic stats released in recent weeks have — hidden within them — hurricane disruption devastation stats. Industrial production was down 0.9 percent in August — a lot of that due to Hurricane Harvey hitting Houston, with its huge oil and gas refineries and chemical factories. Utility use was down — people didn’t have electricity […]