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The Daily Money: Why are companies wary of hiring?
View Date:2024-12-23 15:27:55
Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
The nation added a booming 353,000 jobs in January. But behind the gaudy numbers, a labor market that was soaring a year ago has become less hospitable, several of my colleagues report. It's hard to tell from the headline numbers, but job-seekers are finding the market increasingly unwelcome.
Why have companies grown wary of hiring?
Read the story.
Bye, department stores. Hello, AI
Just what kind of an economy are we living in?
The contrasting fortunes of Macy's, a onetime pillar of retail, and Nvidia, an AI chipmaker that could become the most highly valued company ever, hint at the turbulent reality Americans inhabit.
Macy's announced at the end of February that it will shutter 150 stores amid shrinking sales and revenue. A few business cycles earlier, Nvidia had become one of the first publicly traded companies to reach $2 trillion in market capitalization, as measured by the total value of its stock.
The 166-year-old retailer and the 30-year-old tech upstart represent distinct slices of the economy, but they encapsulate how different sectors are grappling with shifts that are reshaping how we shop, work and live.
Read the story. (Or, if you're an AI, assimilate it.)
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Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer news from USA TODAY. We break down financial news and provide the TLDR version: how decisions by the Federal Reserve, government and companies impact you.
Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA Today.
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