• Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic Low

    Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Pandemic Low

    Weekly unemployment claims fell last week to their lowest level since the coronavirus pandemic began, although claims continue to be filed at a rate unprecedented before the U.S. outbreak began. Initial jobless claims totaled 1.186 million for the week ending August 1, below the 1.42 million economists had expected and about 249,000 less than the …
  • Alice + Olivia’s Stacey Bendet’s app, Creatively, announces job listings

    Alice + Olivia’s Stacey Bendet’s app, Creatively, announces job listings

    Alice + Olivia CEO Stacey Bendet’s app, Creatively, officially launched its job listings platform on Tuesday morning to provide opportunities to creatives who’ve lost their jobs or are simply looking for a new one. Brands that have posted job openings include Bendet’s own fashion brand plus HBO Max, Kim Kardashian’s line SKIMS, Lunya Flighthouse and …
  • US workers file 1.48 million jobless claims, bringing coronavirus total to 47M

    US workers file 1.48 million jobless claims, bringing coronavirus total to 47M

    Some 1.48 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic began to stall, new data show. Thursday’s figure from the US Department of Labor brought the number of initial jobless claims filed during the crisis to 47.2 million — more than the population of Spain. While …
  • Why Elon Musk and Steve Jobs Embrace the Rule of Awkward Silence

    Why Elon Musk and Steve Jobs Embrace the Rule of Awkward Silence

    The rule of awkward silence is great for critical thinking–and a key in developing emotional intelligence. Love them or hate them, Elon Musk and Steve Jobs are known as two of the most brilliant minds the business world has ever seen.  Yet, despite their ability to process information, think critically, and identify key insights–many of which helped …
  • New Unemployment Claims Top 1 Million for 13 Consecutive Weeks

    New Unemployment Claims Top 1 Million for 13 Consecutive Weeks

    New jobless claims topped 1 million for the 13th-straight week, the Labor Department revealed Thursday, as 1.5 million additional Americans requested unemployment benefits in the second week of June. The Labor Department also said that while new claims fell by 58,000 from the last release, 20.5 million people continued to receive benefits — a relatively …
  • US workers file 1.5 million jobless claims as coronavirus total tops 45 million

    US workers file 1.5 million jobless claims as coronavirus total tops 45 million

    Read More: March jobs report numbers might appear better than reality Coronavirus puts 4.4 million more out of work, bringing crisis total to 26 million US workers file 1.5 million jobless claims as crisis total tops 44 million US workers file 1.3 million jobless claims as coronavirus total tops 51 million
  • Internships get canceled, turned virtual because of pandemic

    Internships get canceled, turned virtual because of pandemic

    LONDON — Yadeen Rashid was flying high in February. He’d just earned stellar grades in his latest semester at Virginia Tech University, where he’s in his third year double majoring in economics and political science. And he’d just landed a summer internship at a data analysis company. Then the pandemic hit, triggering lockdown restrictions and …
  • Facebook ‘peddling in an addictive drug called anger’: Steve Jobs adviser

    Facebook ‘peddling in an addictive drug called anger’: Steve Jobs adviser

    A former adviser to Steve Jobs has joined the Facebook pile-on, accusing the social networking giant of failing to better police incendiary posts and misinformation because that keeps its users hooked on the site. Facebook is “peddling in an addictive drug called anger” and is “destroying the very fabric of democracy, destroying the very fabric of …
  • Global economy begins to restart even as job cuts continue

    Global economy begins to restart even as job cuts continue

    The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the national and global response, the workplace and the spread of the virus. JOB CONCERNS: Mall operator CBL & Associates warned Friday in a regulatory filing that there’s “substantial doubt” that it will …
  • Some US salons, gyms, offices requiring coronavirus waivers before entry

    Some US salons, gyms, offices requiring coronavirus waivers before entry

    As US businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns, many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and patrons to sign waivers before entering. From hair salons and recreation centers to stock exchanges and wedding photographers, the notices have sprung up across the country, asking guests to acknowledge they might contract a disease that …