Article from Bloomberg Businessweek: Hottest Job in US Pays $80,000 a Year, No College Degree Needed. (December 7, 2023) Free version of same article from Bloomberg Canada: Hottest Job in US Pays $80,000 a Year, No College Degree Needed. (December 7, 2023) Related (Free) article from Energy5 Your Way: The…
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She Charges $550 for 90 Minutes and Has a Wait List of 7,600 People
The job making its way from the fringe to socially acceptable: Pet Psychic Article from The Wall Street Journal: She Charges $550 for 90 Minutes and Has a Wait List of 7,600 People. Paywalled Article. (November 13, 2023) Related (Free) article from KTLA: It’s a good time to be a…
Illegal Motion: Former Employee Uses Virtual Credit Cards to steal over $22MM from the Jacksonville Jaguars
Virtual credit cards, specifically built to control fraud and corporate misuse, were the vehicle that former Jacksonville Jaguars employee Amit Patel used to bilk the NFL team of more than $22 Million dollars. Virtual credit cards are simply sixteen digit Visa or MasterCard account numbers, along with expiration date and…
A Divorce With Apple, Internal Strife: How Goldman’s Main Street Bet Failed
Article from the Wall Street Journal: A Divorce With Apple, Internal Strife: How Goldman’s Main Street Bet Failed. Paywalled (December 2, 2023) Related (Free) Article from CNET: Apple Proposes an End to Goldman Sachs Partnership: What It Means for Apple Card and Savings Account Users. (November 29, 2023) Related (Free)…
10 Billion Crabs Suddenly Vanished from the Bering Sea
Article from Popular Mechanics: 10 Billion Crabs Suddenly Vanished From the Bering Sea. Now We Know Why. Paywalled for some. (October 25, 2023) Related (Free) Article from The Independent: Scientists reveal why billions of crabs vanished from Alaska. (October 23, 2023) Related (Free) Article from The Smithsonian Magazine: Why Ten…
The Biggest Delivery Business in America is No Longer UPS or FedEx
Article from the Wall Street Journal: The Biggest Delivery Business in the U.S. Is No Longer UPS or FedEx. (November 27, 2023) Related (Free) article from Fortune: Amazon is set to deliver 5.9 billion packages this year—more than UPS or FedEx in a big reversal. (November 27, 2023) Related (Free)…
The Big Myth About Rural America
Article from the New Yorker: Beyond the Myth of Rural America. Paywalled for some. (October 16, 2023) Related (Free) Article from The Carolina Press: Is rural America growing again? Recent data suggests ‘yes’. (February 2, 2023) Related (Free) Article from AEI: How Well Is Rural America Doing? You’d Be Surprised….
It Will Never Be a Good Time to Buy a House
Article from The Atlantic: It Will Never Be a Good Time to Buy a House. Maybe in 2030? Paywalled. (November 26, 2023) Related (Free) article from Forbes: Housing Market Predictions For 2023: When Will Home Prices Be Affordable Again? (November 22, 2023) Related (Free) article from Bankrate: Should I buy…
How Three Teens Took Down the Internet
Article from Wired: The Mirai Confessions: Three Young Hackers Who Built a Web-Killing Monster Finally Tell Their Story. Paywalled for some. (November 14, 2023) Related (Free) Article from IEEE Spectrum: THE STRANGE STORY OF THE TEENS BEHIND THE MIRAI BOTNET. (May 23, 2023)
The Pay Raise People Say They Need to be Happy
Article from the Wall Street Journal: The Pay Raise People Say They Need to be Happy. Paywalled (November 19, 2023) Free Version of same article is here. Related (Free) article from SHRM: Salary Increase Projections 2024. (October 2023) Related (Free) article from Business Insider: The numbers are in: Here’s how…