by Minji Koo | May 24, 2020 | Economy, Featured, Jobs
When Erin Haley-Hitz’s boss called to tell her that she was laid off in mid-March, her first reaction was relief. As a dental hygienist, her job involved coming into close contact with dozens of people every week — social distancing wasn’t an option. But...
by Minji Koo | Mar 14, 2020 | Consumer Price Index, Economy
Inflation crept up in February but could begin falling with the continued drop of oil prices following the COVID-19 outbreak. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday that the Consumer Price Index, which measures how much consumers pay for food, housing,...
by Lukas Southard | Mar 28, 2019 | Economy
When Greg Laffey moved to New York City in 2005 he thought he would never return to his childhood home in the quiet suburbs of Pittsburgh. Then he turned 30 and saw that the opportunities for buying a home did not exist for him in New York, but they did in Pittsburgh....
by Willa Rubin | Apr 4, 2018 | Featured, Housing, Newest
When Gabriela Kula moved to Las Vegas last fall to teach eleventh-grade English, she wasn’t sure what to expect. It didn’t have the beaches of L.A., where she grew up, or the historic vibe of Boston, where she went to college. But it had one clear advantage: the cost...
by Teddy Grant | May 30, 2017 | Economy, Newest, Regulations
Depending on what side of the aisle you’re on, government regulations can be seen as necessary measures to roll back abuses in certain industries or job killer that stifles businesses and slows the economy. President Trump believes the latter and has promised to roll...
