The economy's soft landing is suddenly in question

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Unemployment unexpectedly rose in July as pressure ramps up for the Fed to cut interest rates

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Americans want prices to go down, but deflation could spark a wave of unemployment, top economist Paul Krugman says

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Inflation has practically wiped out excess savings from the pandemic, according to an analysis from Bespoke Investment.
There's a good reason why prices haven't returned to where they were before the pandemic, according to Nobel laureate Paul Krugman.

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America is on the brink of an unemployment fiasco

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Unless the Federal Reserve starts to cut interest rates, the recent increase in unemployment is going to get worse.

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Within a year of completing solar-installation training, I landed a full-time job that lets me live the life I want

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Aaron Nichols has worked his way up in the solar industry after completing a six-week installation training program.

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Work friends are over and maybe that's actually fine

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Work friendships are dying out, and it may be for the best.

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The latest sign of America's broken work culture: 'quiet vacationing'

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People are going on trips without telling their bosses, and it's a sign of how messed up the American workplace culture can be.

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I've applied for nearly 200 jobs and can't get hired. I always thought I could fall back on a 'bridge job' stocking shelves — I was wrong.

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"Bridge jobs" are in-person roles in the service industry, many of which pay very low wages.

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Forget red and blue: America's real geographic divide is between bosses and their employees

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Housing is a basic need. No matter how expensive it gets, people still need somewhere to live.

Fed policy hasn't cooled the labor market and a 'serious consumer recession' could strike if services jobs tumble, real estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht says

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Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group.

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