The shopper-brand relationship has always relied on loyalty. But gone are the days of free upgrades or special discounts — now, longtime consumers often get higher prices.
Emily Elconin/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Missy Stults, the director of Sustainability and Innovation for the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, leads a program that will supplement current electrical infrastructure and aid energy reliability and affordability citywide.
Raising prices to account for higher costs comes at, well, a cost. Plus: a fantasy author’s economic reality, the “double tax” faced by Black women, and falling bond yields.
The reports produced by the BLS can save the government tons of money. Plus, preliminary jobs revisions, federal data lesson plans, and falling mortgage rates.
The U.S. may begin to lag in manufacturing advancements if it severs ties with China. Plus, three small business owners share updates and the largest employer in Altadena, California, partially reopens.
Rising long-term unemployment is a bad sign for the overall labor market. Plus: the shipping industry, the warehousing industry, and a recap of the week’s economic headlines.
