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Seattle's Instacart shoppers are having to go miles out of their way because of the new gig worker pay law

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 10:26

Tech Insider : Economy

A shopper wearing a baseball cap loads several cases of bottled water onto an orange flat-bed cart at a Costco store. — Seattle-area gig workers have had to go miles out of their way as Instacart arranges orders outside of the city limits.
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

economy, instacart, gig-work, Seattle, Delivery, eCommerce

The US's blowout debt burden is one piece of a global problem, IMF warns

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 08:49

Tech Insider : Economy

us debt levels — Osaka Wayne Studios/Getty Images

economy, Markets, us-debt, us-debt-default, global-economy, fiscal-spending, us-deficit

De-dollarization is not working out in China, where businesses are hanging onto their US dollars

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Yuan and US dollars. — Chinese businesses aren't sold on the yuan.
Getty Imahes

economy, News, China, economy, Market, dedollarization, chinese-yuan

Biden wants to sell blue-collar workers the American Dream of a failing China

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 04:26

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United Steel Workers Headquarters on April 17, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. — President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United Steel Workers Headquarters on April 17, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

politics, economy, us-china-relations, china-economy, us-economy-outlook, us-steel, joe-biden

Why the NBA doesn't hate the Jontay Porter sports betting scandal

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 16:36

Tech Insider : Sports, Economy, Sports

Jontay Porter of Toronto Raptors fights for a rebound with Lindy Waters III R of Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Oklahoma City Thunder in Toronto, Canada, March 22, 2024. () — Jontay Porter (center) has been banned by the NBA for life after a betting scandal.
Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images

Sports, economy, sports-betting, Media, nba, Sports, Gambling

The US freight recession keeps getting deeper

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:57

Tech Insider : Economy

JB Hunt On Ohio Turnpike — DangApricot / Wikimedia

economy, Markets, freight-recession, jb-hunt, Transportation, Shipping, Recession

There are 3 reasons the US hasn't seen a recession yet, according to top economist David Rosenberg

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:56

Tech Insider : Economy

recession outlook — Peter Zelei Images/Getty Images

economy, Markets, Recession, us-economy-and-markets, us-markets, david-rosenberg, government-spending

The top 15 companies for career growth if you work in the US, according to LinkedIn

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:19

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

JPMorgan Chase & Co. — JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

economy, Careers, finance, economy, linkedin, companies, career-growth

Americans are becoming less confident in their government than people in other rich countries: polls

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 11:13

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

A grocery aisle at Walmart — A greater percentage of Americans are struggling to afford food compared to other G7 nations.
Dominick Reuter/Business Insider

economy, politics, Gallup, economic-confidence, economy, G7, Military

Russia will grow faster than the US and all other advanced economies this year, the IMF says

Wed, 04/17/2024 - 10:02

Tech Insider : Economy

Vladimir Putin. — Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Artem Geodakyan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

economy, Markets, russia-economy, vladimir-putin, russia-sanctions, Western, Moscow

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