by Tyler | Sep 8, 2019 | A.I., Drones, Duke University, Economy, Postmates, Robots, Tech, Trending
A recent report from the Wall Street Journal outlines how pretending to be a robot may be the next big job industry. Humans regularly take control of robotic delivery drones and other autonomous bots to add the “human touch” robots are incapable of.
by Tyler | Sep 7, 2019 | China, Economy, Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, trade, Trending, William Dudley
“Political factors play absolutely no role in our process, and my colleagues and I would not tolerate any attempt to include them,” Powell said.
by Tyler | Sep 7, 2019 | Economy, Jobs, Politics, recession, Trending, Unemployment Rate
There were fewer people unemployed in America in August 2019 than there were in August 1975 when we were just shy of 69 million fewer people in the economy.
by Tyler | Sep 6, 2019 | compensation, Economy, labor, productivity, Trending, wages
Wages are rising, pushing up the share of America’s output that goes to workers rather than investors.
by Tyler | Sep 5, 2019 | American farmers, China, Donald Trump, Economy, Politics, Tariffs, trade, Trending
“They’re warriors. They also know we have to do this on China, we can’t take this on,” Trump said. “Our farmers will be helped.”
by Tyler | Sep 4, 2019 | Apple, Cartel, Economy, Google, immigrant, immigration, Migrants, migration, Politics, salaries, Sherman Antitrust Act, silicon valley, Trending, wages
The nation’s chicken-processing companies created a covert cartel to suppress wages paid to many Americans and immigrants, accorkding to a lawsuit by the Handley Farah & Anderson law firm in Washington D.C.
