A customer shopped at an appliance store Jan. 12 in Miami. Consumer spending accounts for 69% of U.S. gross domestic product. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images by Harriet Torry and Anthony DeBarros, The … [Read more...] about Omicron, Inflation Drive Down U.S. Growth Outlook
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Workers Sick With Omicron Add to Manufacturing Woes. The Hope Was That 2022 Would Get Better.
by Bob Tita and Austen Hufford, The Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2022 The Covid-19 Omicron variant’s spread among U.S. factory workers is slowing operations and stretching staff for … [Read more...] about Workers Sick With Omicron Add to Manufacturing Woes. The Hope Was That 2022 Would Get Better.
Yale, Georgetown, Other Top Schools Illegally Collude to Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Alleges
A new federal suit adds to continuing efforts to change college admissions practices The plaintiffs contend that Yale and other colleges named in the suit engaged in price fixing by using a … [Read more...] about Yale, Georgetown, Other Top Schools Illegally Collude to Limit Student Financial Aid, Lawsuit Alleges
Summerlin land sells for $135M, hundreds of houses planned
by Eli Segall, Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 6, 2022 In its biggest Las Vegas land sale in years, Summerlin developer Howard Hughes Corp. has unloaded more than 200 acres for a sprawling new … [Read more...] about Summerlin land sells for $135M, hundreds of houses planned
Funding drive for Las Vegas’ first Super Bowl kicks off this week
The first-ever Las Vegas Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium is more than two years away, but organizers already have started planning what could be the largest single-event economic boom in the city’s … [Read more...] about Funding drive for Las Vegas’ first Super Bowl kicks off this week