The First Slice for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
U.S. stocks finished lower for a third straight day on Tuesday as strong labor-market data gave the Federal Reserve even more ammunition to continue its aggressive pace of interest-rate hikes.…
Borrowers could get up to $300 back in their monthly budget from student loan forgiveness. Here’s how to use that money | CNBC
“It will be enough for us to start talking realistically about purchasing a home,” said Dara Zucker, 28, of student loan forgiveness. Zucker and her fiancé have been looking for a…
Sinclair reportedly hires investment banks in potential lead-up to the sale of Bally Sports RSNs | Awful Announcing
Could the Bally Sports RSNs be on the market? It seems like a possibility. On Monday night, John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reported that Sinclair had hired a pair of…
Here’s Why An MLB Minor Leaguers Union Matters | Forbes
The Major League Baseball Players Association announced its intent to unionize with the sport’s minor league players Monday morning, a significant milestone in a decades-long labor dispute that has escalated to Congress.…
Starbucks’ PSL is here — and it’s more expensive than ever | Today
Just like the monsoon season in India and the dry season along the tropical rain belt, there is another yearly weather pattern we here at the TODAY Food trend forecasting center watch…
Workers want almost $73,000 to take a new job, but they’re just getting about $61,000 | Business Insider India
Even as the labor market and economy incrementally cool off, workers still say they won’t take a new job that pays below $70,000. A July survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of…
The Slice of Bread for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Lucid and Nikola move to raise additional funds as rising costs squeeze EV startups. Is Tesla having problems ramping up production as costs continue to rise for specific parts? How much…
This Day in Market History — August 31 | Benzinga
On this day in 1976, Vanguard launched the first retail index mutual fund. Where The Market Was: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 973.74 and the S&P 500 traded at…
The First Slice for Tuesday, August 30, 2022
U.S. stocks finished with back-to-back losses on Monday, handing Dow industrials an almost 1,193-point loss in the past two trading days, as investors continued reacting to remarks by Federal Reserve…
Launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket delayed by engine cooling problem, valve glitch | CBS News
After months of tests, troubleshooting and repairs, engineers fueled the Space Launch System moon rocket for blastoff Monday on NASA’s long-overdue Artemis 1 test flight — a mission to send an unpiloted…