Professor Jay Zagorsky from Boston University explains the movement behind getting rid of paper checks — and why he thinks they’re more useful than they might seem.
The parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond is renaming itself Neighborhood Intelligence and shifting toward home services including flooring, insurance, and even mortgages.
Local government roles were down 57,000, leisure and hospitality positions decreased by 40,000, finance jobs declined 14,000, and the retail sector lost more than 19,000.