Payroll Trend: Nearly Half Companies Ditching Merit
In 2026, almost half of employers are ditching merit pay for uniform, across-the-board raises, a shift that mirrors p...
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Uber Predicts Most Rides Could Be Robot-Operated in 20 Years
Uber's top executive forecasts a future where autonomous taxis handle the bulk of trips within two decades, a scenari...
Ghost GDP and the White-Collar Recession Looms Ahead in 2028
A leading Substack economist warns that ghost gdp could erase friction in the economy, accelerating a white-collar re...
Record Between Corporate Profits Widens, Labor Wages Lag
The record between corporate profits and worker pay has widened to a postwar high, signaling a troubling drift in the...
Report Proves Milton Friedman Got It Right on Immigration
A new Fed letter argues that higher unauthorized immigration during the Biden era helped expand the labor pool in key...
Billion Unicorn CEO Says Peers Sell Fear, Not Reality
The CEO of a $1B AI unicorn pushes back on doom-laden talk about job loss, arguing that funding cycles and strategic ...
Mark Cuban Shares ‘Smartest’ Counter to AI Jobs Threat
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban argues the current economics of AI agents create a meaningful short-term counter to j...
Nearly Million Jobs? Jobs and the Rental Market Outlook
A big set of economic moves is at play: jobs data, inflation, and housing trends. This guide explains how nearly mill...
AI Pressure on Entry-Level Tech Finance Workers Sparks Alarm
A government study in Ireland finds entry-level tech finance workers face rising AI exposure, with young workers in h...
Altman Says Quiet Part on AI Washing, Blamed Layoffs
Sam Altman cautions that some companies are blaming AI for layoffs that were planned for other reasons, a trend with ...
Exclusive: Google Report Warns Only 5% Are AI Fluent
A Google-backed study finds only 40% of U.S. workers casually use AI at work, with just 5% AI fluent. The result: big...
Jobless Claims Fall Lowest, Signaling Stable Labor Market
Weekly jobless claims dropped to the year's low, a sign that the labor market may be stabilizing even as some sectors...