Invasive herbivores might actually help ecosystems, testing in Iceland suggests 50% of COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic, Congress passes the largest economic stimulus package in recent memory, the Marine Corps is undergoing a transformation.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
Continue reading “Newsworthy – March 27th, 2020”This will be the first season in history that Germany will be unable to produce ice wine, a UN report found most men and women hold biases against females, the coronavirus continues to take its toll on the global economy, the U.S. and Taliban signed a historic deal.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
Continue reading “Newsworthy – march 6th, 2020”The number of flying insects in Germany are dramatically falling, higher rates of obesity and an aging population are leading to surging deaths from heart failure in the U.S., businesses are offering higher pay and hiring less.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
Continue reading “Newsworthy – Nov 1st, 2019”Oil and gas companies are not acting in line with climate goals, Americans’ incomes remained flat in 2018, this week was the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
These, and more, are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
Continue reading “Newsworthy – Sep 13th, 2019”Ethiopia planted more than 353 million trees in 12 hours, Capital One’s hack affected more than 106 million people, and wages in the U.S. have stalled over the last three decades while costs have continued to grow.
These are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
Continue reading “Newsworthy – Aug 2nd, 2019”The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to focus more on climate change, the Trump administration will tighten food stamp eligibility, Guatemala has become the largest source of illegal immigration into the U.S., and record high temperatures in Europe have exacerbated a drought.
These are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
Continue reading “Newsworthy – Jul 26th, 2019”President Trump to force the disclosure of prices in health care, difficulty in enforcing firearms restrictions, Facebook to launch cryptocurrency, and British advertisements to ban gender stereotypes.
These are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
President Trump to force the disclosure of prices in health care, difficulty in enforcing firearms restrictions, Facebook to launch cryptocurrency, and British advertisements to ban gender stereotypes.
These are the newsworthy stories from this past week.
Continue reading “Newsworthy – June 21st, 2019”Malicious Chinese chips, another Facebook breach, California requiring corporate boards to include women, and the US government struggling to provide shelter for over 13,000 migrant children.
Here are the top newsworthy items from this past week as shared on our Facebook page.
911 centers affected by low unemployment rate, former felons to regain voting rights, foreign investment in Africa, Elon Musk’s legal troubles, and a growing number of babies born with opioid addiction.
Here are the top newsworthy items from this past week as shared on our Facebook page.
The media, government officials, economists, and nearly anyone else with mainstream attention talks about the unemployment level. They freely use it as a gauge of how well the economy is doing. The unemployment level has essentially become the official thermometer with which to judge the health of our economy.
But is it really enough? Can one figure, one form of measurement, truly be all that is necessary to gain a comprehensive idea of the state of our economy?
Continue reading “Is the Unemployment Rate Enough to Judge the Economy?”
