Data is something business journalists need to use, whether it is statistics about unemployment or information about company revenues. Sometimes data can be difficult to
CNBC reports that major brands including Target, UPS, and Kohl’s plan to hire almost a quarter million (230,000) seasonal workers this year in preparation for the
Shopping is often the first word that comes to peoples’ minds when they hear Black Friday. The day after the Thanksgiving holiday is usually the
Clever fraudsters troll every age group, but tech-savvy Millennials are especially attractive to online scammers, warns the Scam Tracker from the Better Business Bureau(BBB)—25% more
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS), working families shouldn’t spend more than 7% of their income on child care. But there
As part of the United State’s ongoing trade war with China, the Trump administration instituted a 15 percent tariff on certain categories of Chinese imports,
Generally speaking, there are two avenues for selling products: Business to consumer (B2C) and business to business (B2B). Most large information technology (IT) companies get
Natural disasters can cause millions of dollars in damage. The tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri in 2011 caused about $2.8 billion in property damage. Those
Covering earnings is increasingly done by robot reporters, which can instantly create reports with the most important figures from the complex quarterly financial statements. That’s
The U.S. trade war is giving many U.S. consumers in, or near, retirement, the financial jitters, which should push the issue of retirement security to
As we approach Halloween, you’ve probably noticed a few vacant buildings in your neighborhood that are suddenly no longer vacant. Pop-up Halloween stores sweep into
That rumble you hear on the horizon isn’t just the weather changing in October—there are things bumping in the economic dark that are scaring more
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