Little weekend read from me: Dynamic pricing is everywhere, and sometimes it's good for consumers. You just hate it when you don't understand how it works. nytimes.com/2024/04/06/bus…

Absolutely adored this Emily Badger/Larry Buchanan opus on the quest to create a sane trash system in NYC. (When my dad visited and saw all the trash bags on the sidewalk, he wondered, totally seriously, whether the sanitation workers were on strike) nytimes.com/interactive/20…

U.S. labor market surprises to the upside yet again, and meanwhile up in Canada unemployment has topped 6%: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti…

Good morning, catch up on all your jobs report news here: nytimes.com/live/2024/04/0…

Ding ding ding: My high-yield savings account is dropping its rate after two years of increases, the big tightening is over

Via BEA News, a striking uptrend in spending for 'symptoms' -- exams, screenings, allergies, fatigue, fevers, nausea. I can imagine some of that might be Obamacare, but the trajectory predates its passage. apps.bea.gov/scb/infographi…