Digital Reporter
Janet is a reporter with the Marketplace digital team.
As the U.S. reopens, more people are eager to travel. Prices are rising and lodging may be limited, so book early.
Dozens of states are spending time crafting safety messages using puns or humor to encourage safe driving habits.
In addition to physical pain and financial costs, demonstrators can suffer damage to their job prospects.
Companies like Sephora, PepsiCo and Yelp made promises to invest more in Black businesses and Black employees.
The average CEO makes hundreds of times more money than the average worker. A maximum wage policy would narrow that gap.
Under the American Rescue Plan, eligible families could receive a monthly payment for each child under 18.
The consumer price index for April showed this week that prices jumped 4.2% year over year.
A New Jersey deli that reached a market capitalization of more than $100 million on an over-the-counter exchange raised many eyebrows.
With remote work on the rise, some employees are moving away from high-cost cities to cheaper places.
This is the longest the U.S. has gone without seeing an increasing to the federal minimum wage. President Joe Biden is increasing it for child care workers in his American Families Plan, and for federal contractors through executive order.
