by Irene Milanez | May 19, 2026 | Economy, Featured
The figure on Lydia Grosswendt’s laptop ticked upward as she entered months of tips from brunch shifts, where she mixed Bloody Marys for customers as early as 9:30 in the morning. Grosswendt, a 24-year-old bartender at a Lower East Side Australian restaurant, was...
by Irene Milanez | May 12, 2026 | Economy, Featured, Jobs
U.S. job growth remained steady in April, with gains concentrated mainly in healthcare, offering a sign of a resilient, but cautious labor market amid the war in Iran. The Labor Department reported on Friday that employers had added 115,000 jobs last month, exceeding...
by Irene Milanez | Mar 31, 2026 | Economy
Viresh Patel was such a devoted Chipotle customer, that even finding a strip of plastic packaging in his burrito bowl didn’t stop him from getting lunch there three to four times a week. For Patel, a 24-year-old assistant recreation coordination, Chipotle has been a...
by Irene Milanez | Mar 31, 2026 | Economy, Retail Sales
The latest advance monthly retail sales report will be released on Wednesday morning by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimate a 0.5% increase in retail sales for the month of February, an optimistic jump from the 0.2% dip from the...
by Irene Milanez | Mar 9, 2026 | Economy, Retail Sales
Retail sales dipped modestly in January, signalling consumers are slowing spending amid economic uncertainty and a weakening job market. Retail sales declined 0.2% in January from December, partly because of a drop in sales at auto dealerships, according to a Census...
