‘Nurses Have Finally Learned What They’re Worth’

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/magazine/traveling-nurses.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

How significant are the US sanctions on Russia?

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/politics/biden-sanctions-russia-ukraine/index.html

Oreo maker and Coke bottler close up shop in Ukraine

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/business/companies-suspend-production-ukraine/index.html

Hyundai and Kia to owners of almost 485,000 recalled vehicles: Park them outside due to fire risk

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai-kia-recall-vehicles-fire-risk/

US gas prices could hit $5 a gallon or more after Russia’s Ukraine invasion

 https://nypost.com/2022/02/24/us-gas-prices-could-hit-5-per-gallon-after-russias-ukraine-invasion/

Parents are desperate after baby formula recall wipes out supply

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/business/baby-formula-parents-desperate/index.html?utm_content=2022-02-25T01%3A40%3A48&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN

To fight inflation, the Fed may resort to a tool it hasn't used since 2000

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/10/business/fed-inflation-rate-hikes/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2J_jnfNQvWtMF4KM4RBugv8hH421eJNmPJYEZHHpFaD_5CoJFQR3vsr8g

All the Beijing snow is human-made -- a resource-intensive, 'dangerous' trend as planet warms

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/04/weather/artificial-snow-beijing-olympics-climate/index.html

All Options Are Not on the Table as Biden Moves Troops Closer to Ukraine

 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/us/politics/biden-ukraine-russia-war.html

Ottawa Trucker Vaccine Mandate Protest

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/05/canada-ottawa-trucker-vaccine-mandate-protest/

Millions of low-income Americans eligible for tax refund boost this year

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earned-income-tax-credit-refund-2022-eitc/

Payrolls surged by 467,000 in January, confounding economists

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hiring-surged-in-january-jobs-report-omicron-wave-467000/

Why every Costco product is called 'Kirkland Signature'

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/business/costco-kirkland-signature/index.html

Teachers are leaving and few people want to join the field. Experts are sounding the alarm

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/05/us/teacher-prep-student-shortages-covid-crisis/index.html

Pentagon urges CEOs of largest defense companies to accelerate hypersonic weapons development as US lags behind China

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/politics/pentagon-hypersonic-weapons-defense-companies-meeting/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1NWu_0-_euX6vtdGL9FslvB38yiV8sQW5ncZnh-V_9YNboIHq1MubCxxQ

From Kisses to Kleenex, consumer-product makers plot additional U.S. price hikes

 https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/kisses-kleenex-consumer-product-makers-plot-additional-us-price-hikes-2022-02-04/

Tyson Foods' beef profits expected to amplify concerns about high meat prices

 https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/tyson-foods-beef-profits-expected-amplify-concerns-about-high-meat-prices-2022-02-04/

No more familiar faces at the checkout? Why stores are hiring gig workers.

 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/no-familiar-faces-checkout-stores-are-hiring-gig-workers-rcna13856?fbclid=IwAR1R9bKabUVlXwDF8DElR5qjU4fHbkmtB_RGAW5yTvmtDAiy8REnJ2MYtO8

Home Economy Welcome to the typical home for sale in the US right now. It costs $365,000 and is probably too expensive for someone seeking the middle-class American dream

 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-expensive-houses-us-median-home-price-mortgage-interest-2022-2?fbclid=IwAR2vN144a-Dw1joF889mkEkzwzOml-tB-GEWrgl78ewnnEh-2F8QWUYINmU#after-pandemic-era-near-zero-rates-the-interest-on-the-mortgage-youll-need-to-buy-a-typical-home-is-about-to-go-up-4

Amazon Prime Fee Rising to $180, Not $139, for Many Members

 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-04/amazon-bets-customers-are-willing-to-pay-20-more-for-prime?fbclid=IwAR0RnFsvlQfJ-w_tie5yLGARG3Bjv28Su4UDs_VT8Ih5Xx1WMUiD5bvMFdQ

Parents struggle after monthly child tax credit payments end

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/politics/child-tax-credit-child-poverty/index.html

Starbucks raising prices to offset soaring costs

 https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/592420-starbucks-raising-prices-to-offset-soaring-costs?fbclid=IwAR2iAKuPGzdGgAomjsz7LBkMBB2JfkTXULD59WRX2O_bi16fkXHhozna5kQ&rl=1

Oscar Mayer hot dogs and Velveeta cheese will get more expensive

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/business/oscar-mayer-hot-dogs-velveeta-cheese-kraft-heinz/index.html

From robot soccer to speedgate, these sports of the future already exist

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/sport/futuristic-high-tech-sports-spc-intl/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_term=link&utm_content=2022-01-14T19%3A31%3A09&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2V1PmGV--y4D6ByQplsc_sWmEqd8zDy5kNr_NqSx3-ugv7kM6V0nMt4aE

If prices keep rising, a nightmare scenario for the US economy is a real possibility

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/economy/stagflation-inflation-economy-cpi/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2022-01-13T04%3A01%3A33&fbclid=IwAR1r7gQHLdhU4qlC5nO4MPsyOtuMl3fEWsuOxT521zeJeP8n2S2yxyyRiT4

More than 1 million fewer students are in college. Here's how that impacts the economy

 https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072529477/more-than-1-million-fewer-students-are-in-college-the-lowest-enrollment-numbers-?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Ikea is raising prices by 9% in 2022

 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/31/business/ikea-price-increase/index.html?utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2021-12-31T22%3A30%3A28&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR0mimoJBEIX1r4EhHBoAD2l8YOJJBKMc_W_wyaTXrn_jhivXWQm9qDNE9k

Mortgage rates are highest since March 2020

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/success/us-mortgage-rates-january-13-feseries/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2022-01-13T22%3A30%3A29&fbclid=IwAR2lr7JxjeRRuw9EXGNrIUsI6qjs_EE9y8ARDRI3uUg__gE4KuEGvf294ak

Austin voters could decriminalize small amounts of pot in May

 https://abc13.com/legalizing-marijuana-in-texas-is-delta-8-legal-austin-thc/11454037/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20New%20Content%20(Feed)&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3kxC5QK3wmPdb73zPoVwVs7etyrU9Scodmrxd87fBxwyN71ve5KKRzDFo

KFC blasted by China for 'causing unnecessary food waste'

 https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/business/kfc-china-food-waste-mystery-box-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_content=2022-01-13T12%3A31%3A07&fbclid=IwAR1D2Zyg4x6hemDQ_CyGn-YdBmkTb42PhVDygtHaVU8Uj8KVPhjgb9CJlHs