India Wayman, 40, a stay-at-home mom in North Syracuse, NY says she’s never felt this much stress buying back-to-school clothes for her daughter. “I have to go through too many avenues to find affordable clothes, way too many avenues,” she said. In previous years, Wayman shopped off-season and in the clearance section. But this year,…
Friday’s jobs report showed surprising strength in the labor market, but there are signs that all may not be well for all workers. Quitting in low-wage sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality is slowing down, said Nick Bunker, an economist at Indeed Hiring Lab. That means people working in those sectors probably have less…
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The costly staple that’s central to our very existence – food. About 30% of food in American grocery stores is thrown away, according to data from the USDA and waste management firm RTS, which compiled a comprehensive report on US food waste. US retail stores generate about 16 billion pounds of food waste every year,…
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