Beyoncé blamed for stubbornly high Swedish inflation ft.com/content/abc431…

The notion that immigrants take jobs stands at the heart of economic fears over immigration.  But recent evidence suggests that we need to flip the narrative, because immigrants create more jobs than they take. (2/2)

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"Tips are a wage subsidy to the employer... It goes to your wage. It is just the amount that the employer doesn't have to pay you. And people don't understand that." npr.org/2023/07/17/118…

The Long History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore 🧵

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Short summary of Mattel's call w/ Wall St analysts Q1: Barbie related Q2: Barbie related Q3: hardcore finance stuff!....but wait, there's a follow-up, Barbie related...will there be a sequel? npr.org/2023/07/27/119…

This is Carlos Pena. Last year, a SWAT team threw more than 30 grenades into his printing shop, destroying almost everything. Carlos was not suspected of a crime. Then, the city left him with the bill. He can no longer make a steady living. He's not the first victim. A thread.

if you guessed inflation & the economy, let’s be friends! Listen & read here npr.org/2023/07/29/119…

I love how Stacey Vanek Smith and Alina Selyukh can make economic data so fun to listen to npr.org/2023/07/29/119…

I love thinking about which one of my friends would be the 190 Times Guy

Why are sales so hard to resist? Let's unravel this Black Friday mystery -- here's what happens in your brain, how stores push your buttons and what to do about it npr.org/2023/11/24/121…

The federal judge who just tossed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate made his ruling very clear: “This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech." npr.org/2024/03/25/123…

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SUCH an interesting story from Alina Selyukh npr.org/2025/04/24/nx-…