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Thursday, February 8, 2024

The sweet, sweet life of America's DINKs

 https://www.businessinsider.com/parents-dinks-winning-childfree-economy-finances-income-vacation-retirement-kids-2024-2?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

What if the government abolished your 401(k)? Economists say accounts aren't worth it

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/08/case-against-401k-ira-retirement-tax-breaks/72506433007/

Google Pixel Guided Frame Super Bowl ad highlights importance of accessibility

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/02/08/google-pixel-8-guided-frame-super-bowl-ad/72508885007/

Super Bowl is a reminder of how family heritage, nepotism still rule the NFL

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/super-bowl/2024/02/08/super-bowl-nepotism-nfl-49ers-chiefs-kyle-shanahan-andy-reid/72488948007/

Paper and bamboo straws contain PFAS chemicals more often than plastic straws do, study finds

 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/paper-bamboo-straws-contain-pfas-forever-chemicals-rcna101614

Delta, Southwest and United Airlines make unpopular seating decision

 https://www.thestreet.com/travel/delta-southwest-united-airlines-make-unpopular-seating-decision

‘A problem we’ll be working on for years’: Fed chair Jerome Powell says commercial real estate’s impact on banking has just begun

 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/problem-ll-working-years-fed-202107790.html

Dairy Products Are Linked to Listeria Outbreak

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cheese-dairy-products-recalled-deadly-213741464.html

 

 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/business/cheese-listeria-outbreak-recall.html

As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires

 https://e360.yale.edu/features/artificial-intelligence-climate-energy-emissions?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

Stanley just launched its first-ever apparel collection and it's everything

 https://www.cbsnews.com/essentials/stanley-apparel-collection/

Super Bowl 2024 to be powered by Nevada desert solar farm, marking a historic green milestone

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-2024-to-be-powered-by-nevada-desert-solar-farm/

Thursday, February 1, 2024

China is facing a brutal reality as it desperately tries to fix its population decline problem

 https://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-birth-rate-problem-wont-go-away-with-financial-incentives-2024-1

Apple steals the smartphone crown from Samsung, ending a 12-year run

 https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-overtakes-samsung-global-smarphone-shipments-market-id-data-2024-1

UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/investing/ups-job-cuts/index.html

EBay to eliminate about 1,000 jobs, or 9% of full-time workforce

 https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/23/ebay-to-slash-about-1000-roles-or-approximately-9percent-of-full-time-employees.html

Microsoft Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Its Video Game Division

 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/business/microsoft-layoffs-video-games.html

What is catfishing and what can you do if you are catfished?

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/29/tech/catfishing-explained-what-to-do-as-equals-intl-cmd/index.html

Key takeaways from the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/economy/fed-meeting-adjust-rate-cuts/index.html

The Fed is fed up with data revisions

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/economy/data-revisions-fed-rate-changes/index.html

Fed Chair Powell says the job market is still strong. Here’s what to know about the numbers

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/01/economy/january-jobs-report-preview/index.html?utm_source=business_ribbon

Wings, shrimp and booze: Super Bowl party hosts budget carefully this year

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/01/business/super-bowl-2024-party-food-cost-inflation/index.html?utm_source=business_ribbon

Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will start cracking down on password sharing

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/media/disney-hulu-espn-ban-password-sharing/index.html