Also: How a shipping hub handles quick turnarounds, another decline in China’s GDP, and a DJ’s analog life spinning vinyl records.
A strong stock market and a vibrant economy that never fell into recession have boosted earnings at financial institutions.
One wild card: back-to-school shopping.
UPS’ Velocity in Louisville, Kentucky, has more robots than workers.
Growth is being held back by weak domestic demand and a real estate crisis.
In June, 37.4% of 16- to 19-year-olds were either working or looking for a job, according to the latest jobs report. That’s just shy of a 15-year high of 38% back in March.
DJ Asha recalls that at the beginning of her career, she lugged vinyl records across London.