The economy keeps adding jobs. Why are so many people having trouble finding one?

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The US is adding jobs on net, but it's still a tough time to be job-searching.

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Forget the golf course, older Americans are spending their retirements online

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Retired baby boomer in a deck chair holding a phone and a drink in front of a laptop screen with app icons.

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Welcome to swag socialism: New Yorkers waited hours in line for Mamdani's affordable World Cup jerseys

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New Yorkers waited hours in line for Zohran Mamdani's limited-edition $50 World Cup jerseys.

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New York City's swag (democratic) socialist renaissance has arrived.

I went to one of Mamdani's COGE hearings. New Yorkers didn't talk much about budget cuts.

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Zohran Mamdani recently created his answer to DOGE — the NYC Commission on Government Efficiency.

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For Gen Z entrepreneurs, franchising is becoming the new entry-level job

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Bang Cookies co-owner Corey Bonalewicz (left) and Gen Z franchisee Kugan Suppiah (right) pose together at the grand opening of Suppiah's store.
Bang Cookies co-owner Corey Bonalewicz (left) and Gen Z franchisee Kugan Suppiah (right) pose together at the grand opening of Suppiah's store.

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The one city making 70% of the world's footballs

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Sialkot, Pakistan produces most of the world's footballs, but only a select group of manufacturers hold FIFA licenses. To earn certification, factories must pass a series of demanding performance tests and pay high licensing fees.

The college with the highest-earning graduates in every US state

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Students pose with a person dressed as Roar-ee the Lion mascot, before the Commencement Ceremony at Columbia University in New York on May 21, 2025,
Columbia University has the highest-earning graduates in New York.

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After getting laid off by Amazon and Microsoft, he focused his job search on where tech was headed next

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Dave Lewis said family considerations and AI's growing influence on the tech industry helped shape his latest career move.

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Inside the industrial boom bringing millions of people to the South

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Arthur Hutton and Ken Bianco speak in separate industrial and lobby settings, one wearing a safety vest and one a JCB polo.
Arthur Hutton and Ken Bianco in their respective facilities in Savannah, Georgia

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The 3 sectors where wage growth is still outpacing inflation

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