Private credit woes worse than feared, top fund warns

US credit hedge fund Davidson Kempner warns a substantial portion of private equity firms are already “stressed or distressed ...

Harrisburg Schools tout renewed hope but face big challenges as local control resumes

Sandra Lopez has five grandchildren who attend school in Harrisburg. Two of them enrolled in Steele Elementary School after its $21 million renovation in 2024. The refurbishment of Steele is one of ...

What Sherrill (and insiders) told me about her first N.J. budget plan | Mikie’s World

The Democrat delivered her inaugural state budget proposal Tuesday, a $60.7 billion plan that comes as she tackles a dual ...

Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers – here’s why it didn’t work as intended

If you’ve ever ordered food through DoorDash, Uber Eats or Instacart, you may have realized the person who delivers it isn’t ...
The Economist

The new economics of sex work

Economists have largely ignored sex work despite it being a large industry worth almost $100bn annually, with new research methods emerging to study this complex market.

Fees Are Rising Much Faster Than Gig Worker Pay—Here Are The Top-Paying Apps

A new Gridwise Analytics report reveals what drivers on Uber, DoorDash, Spark, and other platforms earned per hour in 2025, and how rising fares changed the math for everyone.

When Your Apple Watch Becomes an Office Taskmaster

A proliferation of data from wearable technology is telling people how to optimize their job performance. Is that a good thing?

Trump administration acknowledges it needs immigrant farmworkers as it moves to cut their pay

A Trump administration policy would cut the minimum wage for immigrants with H-2A visas. A federal judge in California heard arguments in the case Wednesday ...