March 31, 2022
“In February, 4.4 million people quit their jobs, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a whopping 6.7 million people were hired into new roles. Workers, not employers, have the upper-hand right now, and many are taking advantage… Continue Reading…
March 22, 2022
“ EDITOR’S NOTE: Signs of inflation were beginning to appear in 2020, long before the CPI had even breached the 2% target level. Yet, hardly anybody considered inflation a real threat. Fast forward to today, three critical recessionary signs are flashing… Continue Reading…
March 22, 2022
“The major credit bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, just announced a major change to how medical debt is included in your credit history. Soon 70% of medical debt will be removed from consumers’ credit reports, according to a joint statement released March 18.… Continue Reading…
March 21, 2022
“Just over half, 51% of Americans say they are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months, according to a recent Bankrate survey of 2,449 adults. Post pandemic, among workers’ key priorities are higher pay (52%), flexible work hours (43%), and the ability… Continue Reading…
March 18, 2022
“About 50% of leaders say their company already requires or is planning to require employees to return to in-person work full-time in the next year, according to new research from Microsoft, which surveyed 31,102 workers around the world between January and… Continue Reading…
March 18, 2022
“Many Americans are planning to use any refunds they get from the IRS to grow their personal wealth. Some 46% of people plan to save their refunds, according to a LendingTree survey of more than 1,000 taxpayers conducted online Feb. 7 through… Continue Reading…
March 10, 2022
“…The consumer price index, which measures a wide-ranging basket of goods and services, increased 7.9% over the past 12 months, a fresh 40-year high for the closely followed gauge, according to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics… Food prices rose… Continue Reading…
March 9, 2022
“…It turns out the “Great Resignation,” also known as the “Great Reshuffle,” has many Americans rethinking the type of work they are doing. Some 53% of employed U.S. adults who quit their job in 2021 changed their occupation or field… Continue Reading…
March 7, 2022
“World food prices hit a record high in February, led by a surge in vegetable oils and dairy products, to post a 20.7% increase year-on-year, the U.N. food agency said on Friday…FAO said its vegetable oils index rose 8.5% month-on-month… Continue Reading…
March 4, 2022
“…That’s according to Fidelity’s 2022 Money Moves study, in which 36% of older women — defined in the survey as women 36 and older — said that their biggest financial mistake was “waiting too long to start saving for retirement.” Fidelity surveyed… Continue Reading…
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