New evidence suggests McDermitt Caldera may be among the largest known lithium reserves in the world

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-evidence-mcdermitt-caldera-largest-lithium.html

US Economy Nearing Dream Soft-Landing Scenario: Morgan Stanley Economist

https://www.businessinsider.com/recession-outlook-soft-landing-interest-rates-inflation-unemployment-morgan-stanley-2023-8

Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-federal-reserve-rates-economy-spending-e77c90a8ba37be48a87fa4d3adf0e071

Biden plan would guarantee overtime pay for 3.6 million workers

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-admin-plan-guarantee-overtime-pay-36-mln-workers-2023-08-30/

Gannett to pause AI experiment after botched high school sports articles

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/tech/gannett-ai-experiment-paused/index.html

How a mere 12% of Americans eat half the nation's beef, creating significant health and environmental impacts

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-mere-americans-nation-beef-significant.html

Forgotten Subscriptions Can Raise a Service's Revenues by Over 200%

https://www.businessinsider.com/forgotten-subscriptions-cancel-revenue-stanford-texas-mahoney-streamng-2023-8

College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic

https://apnews.com/article/college-math-test-help-6cca6a5e873d5aeb5e75b4f94125d48c

4 Things You Definitely Shouldn't Do While Planning for Retirement

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/08/30/things-you-shouldnt-do-while-retirement-planning/

US financial regulators green lit new rules aimed at reducing the cost of bank failures

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/business/bank-long-term-debt-rule/index.html

Troubled Chinese homebuilder Country Garden is rushing to raise cash to avoid default

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/business/china-country-garden-raise-funds-earnings-intl-hnk/index.html

National Education Association addresses Indiana teacher shortage

https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/national-education-association-addresses-indiana-teacher-shortage/

Smucker's has found a return-to-office solution that workers seem to like — in-person work for only 22 weeks a year

https://www.businessinsider.com/smuckers-employees-office-few-days-a-month-during-core-weeks-2023-8

Americans should brace for permanently high interest rates

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/29/americans-should-brace-for-permanently-high-intere/

AI Phenomenon Called 'Model Collapse' Threatens to Break the Internet

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-model-collapse-threatens-to-break-internet-2023-8

Wall Street Is 2 Weeks Away From Setting a Dubious Record

https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/08/29/wall-street-2-weeks-away-setting-dubious-record/

Indiana health officials warn about 'emerging threat' of drug Bromazolam

https://fox59.com/news/indiana-health-officials-warn-about-emerging-threat-of-drug-bromazolam/

Farmers Insurance to lay off 2,400 workers across its entire business

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/business/farmers-insurance-layoffs/index.html

Best Buy joins retailers warning that shoppers are struggling to pay credit card bills

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/best-buy-joins-retailers-warning-that-shoppers-are-struggling-to-pay-credit-card-bills-132324187.html

Toyota halts all Japan assembly plants due to glitch

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66643936

Biden is turning away from free trade – and that’s a great thing ??

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/29/biden-is-turning-away-from-free-trade-and-thats-a-great-thing

Disney, The New York Times and CNN are among a dozen major media companies blocking access to ChatGPT as they wage a cold war on A.I.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/28/media/media-companies-blocking-chatgpt-reliable-sources/index.html

Indiana COVID-19: Perry Township Small Claims Court closed Monday due to COVID

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2023/08/28/indiana-covid-19-perry-township-small-claims-court-closed-monday/70698170007/

Nordstrom closes its San Francisco store after 35 years

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/28/business/nordstrom-san-francisco-closure/index.html

Another college mandates masks, two weeks into the term

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/08/28/another-college-mandates-masks-two-weeks-term

Bank of England has 'no choice' but to up interest rates further if US does so, experts warn

https://inews.co.uk/news/business/bank-england-up-interest-rates-again-rise-us-2575657

The New York Fed just reported that credit card, auto loan delinquency rates are now higher than before the pandemic — are Americans borrowing money ‘they can’t afford to pay back’?

https://moneywise.com/news/economy/ny-fed-reported-credit-card-auto-loan-delinquency-rates-now-higher-than-before-pandemic

Rite Aid prepares bankruptcy filing, store closures amid opioid lawsuits

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rite-aid-prepares-bankruptcy-filing-store-closures-amid-opioid-lawsuits-211616962.html

School districts cancelled in-person classes due to COVID-19 increase

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/25/covid-19-school-districs-have-suspended-in-person-learning/70675048007/

NC school district files lawsuit against Facebook, TikTok owners

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article278602729.html

Federal Reserve is prepared to hike rates more if needed: Powell at Jackson Hole

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4006370-federa-reserve-is-prepared-to-hike-rates-more-if-needed-powell-at-jackson-hole

Around 10,000 penguin chicks died when the Antarctic ice they lived on melted — they were still too young to survive in the icy water

https://www.businessinsider.com/10000-baby-penguins-died-after-ice-bed-melted-broke-antarctic-2023-8

Ray Dalio Says Moon Landing Underlines India's Economic 'Ascendance'

https://www.businessinsider.com/ray-dalio-hails-india-moon-landing-economic-ascendance-2023-8

Modi and Xi meeting: India and China agree to 'de-escalate' border tensions

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66613040

Ohio is third state to report worrying new Covid strain

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ba286-covid-ohio-new-variant-b2398954.html

Covid warning as schools close and cases surge just two weeks after back-to-school in US

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/schools-start-closing-over-covid-30778938

Macy's sounds the alarm on credit card delinquencies

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/23/business/credit-card-debt-macys/index.html

Tornado Cash cryptocurrency co-founders Roman Storm and Semonov indicted for laundering for Lazarus Group

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/23/business/tornado-cash-crypto-roman-storm/index.html

Subway Is Being Sold to Private Equity Firm Roark Capital, Moving Away From Family Ownership

https://www.businessinsider.com/subway-sale-roark-capital-fast-food-sandwich-rebrand-deluca-buck-2023-8

Lower-middle class Americans near retirement are worse off than 20 years ago, new study shows

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-lower-middle-class-americans-worse-years.html

Indiana governor's race: Suzanne Crouch pitches axing state income tax

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/24/indiana-governors-race-suzanne-crouch-pitches-axing-state-income-tax/70666346007/

Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-set-release-fukushima-water-amid-criticism-seafood-import-bans-2023-08-23/

BRICS invites Saudi, Iran and others to join developing world bloc

https://www.reuters.com/world/brics-poised-invite-new-members-join-bloc-sources-2023-08-24/

Paul Krugman and Mohamed El-Erian Are Divided Over Fed Inflation Target

https://www.businessinsider.com/paul-krugman-mohamed-el-erian-fed-inflation-target-powell-speech-2023-8

BRICS leaders weigh expansion criteria with bloc's future in balance

https://www.reuters.com/world/brics-leaders-weigh-expansion-criteria-with-blocs-future-balance-2023-08-23/

TSMC Phoenix Plant Delayed Over Management, Safety Issues, Workers Say

https://www.businessinsider.com/tsmc-phoenix-arizona-chip-factory-taiwan-semiconductor-management-safety-workers-2023-8

Right to Repair law can now be enforced in Massachusetts as feds reverse course

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/right-to-repair-law-massachusetts-auto-repair-nhtsa/

USPS keeps losing money despite turnaround plan; mail delivery at risk

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/22/usps-losing-money-needs-better-plan/70652602007/

All Upstate NY medical hospitals to require masks again as Covid cases tick up

https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/news/publicservicenews/both-upstate-medical-hospitals-to-require-masks-again-as-covid-cases-tick-up/article_974d98a5-640d-5d5e-9a4d-91841bf609b2.html

Hollywood movie studio Lionsgate brings back COVID-19 mask mandate

https://nypost.com/2023/08/22/hollywood-movie-studio-brings-back-covid-19-mask-mandate/

Most Americans don't know how long an average retirement lasts

https://www.investmentnews.com/most-americans-dont-know-how-long-an-average-retirement-lasts-241297

U.S. commerce secretary to visit China amid efforts to stabilize relations

https://apnews.com/article/china-us-commerce-raimondo-8253c44d43c56dcf69bec861b937152b

Americans Now Need to Spend 43% of Income to Afford a Home: Expert

https://www.businessinsider.com/housing-affordability-home-price-us-43-income-mortgage-rates-increase-2023-8

Paul Krugman Backs Call To Raise Fed Inflation Target To 3% And Declare Victory: 'How Many People Should Lose Their Jobs For A Mistake?'

https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/08/33977290/paul-krugman-backs-call-to-raise-fed-inflation-target-to-3-and-declare-victory-how-many-people-shoul

S&P downgrades five US banks following Moody's lead

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/21/business/sp-us-bank-downgrades/index.html

Workers now demanding nearly $80K to start new job

https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/workers-now-demanding-nearly-start-new-job

Blue City College Reinstates Mask Mandate To Kick Off Fall Semester

https://dailycaller.com/2023/08/21/blue-city-college-re-instates-mask-mandate-fall-semester/

Russia's Economic Woes Bring Flood of Cash, Real Estate Boom to UAE

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-putin-ukraine-moscow-real-estate-cash-flood-uae-2023-8

RSV vaccine sales for elderly to top $10B by 2030 in G7

https://seekingalpha.com/news/4004505-rsv-vaccine-sales-elderly-top-10b-by-2030-g7

Japan govt makes final plea to gain fisheries' understanding for Fukushima plant water release

https://apnews.com/article/fukushima-treated-water-release-fisheries-kishida-e92eef17dc64f949f8910da373801499

Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66543643

The Fed's next move after raising rates to fight inflation

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/20/economy/stocks-week-ahead-fed-rate-strategy/index.html

Mexico Replaced China As America's Top Trade Partner, Proves World Economy Is Changing

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-mexico-china-trade-world-economy-changing-2023

15 places to move to if you want to buy a house on a $100,000 salary

https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/buy-affordable-house-100000-salary

Best Time to Send Email Is Sunday 3.p.m. but Experts Warn Against It

https://www.businessinsider.com/best-time-send-email-sunday-3pm-experts-warn-against-2023-8

If you're thinking of buying an electric vehicle, don't forget to check out the tires

https://www.businessinsider.com/when-shopping-for-ev-electric-vehicle-inspect-look-tires-2023-8

China vows to coordinate support to resolve local government debt risks

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-vows-coordinate-support-resolve-local-government-debt-risks-2023-08-20/

Schools are teaching ChatGPT, so students aren’t left behind

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/tech/schools-teaching-chagpt-students/index.html

Bitcoin price on the skids as investors pull money from crypto

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/investing/bitcoin-price-drop-space-x-selloff/index.html

Should You Take Social Security at Age 62, 67, or 70? Statistically Speaking, There's a Clear-Cut Answer

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/08/19/should-you-take-social-security-at-age-62-67-or-70/

6 Shocking Twists Underline China's Economic Carnage: Bank of America

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-economy-world-recession-growth-inflation-bank-america-2023-8

'Explosive' EPA data shows 'escaping PFAS' in drinking water 'is nearly impossible': report

https://www.alternet.org/explosive-epa-study-pfas-water/

13 Signs You’re Doing Well Financially Now That You’ve Passed 50

https://financebuzz.com/know-youre-doing-well-50-2?pid=1692

'We Are Heading Into A New Bear Phase:' Economist David Rosenberg Sounds Dire Warning On Key Signal In 'Every Major Average'

https://www.zenger.news/2023/08/18/we-are-heading-into-a-new-bear-phase-economist-david-rosenberg-sounds-dire-warning-on-key-signal-in-every-major-average/

China blasts US-Japan-South Korea summit, warns of 'contradictions and increasing tensions'

https://apnews.com/article/china-us-japan-south-korea-6c626a246219c6dc3915ed8a18f34c74

America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/business/rich-americans-climate-footprint-emissions/index.html

Americans Will Run Out of Savings by the End of Q3: Fed Study

https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-excess-savings-consumer-spending-us-economy-fed-study-2023-8

WHO tracking new Covid variant BA. X amid fears it could lead to new explosion of cases

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-new-variant-who-cases-ba-x-b2395128.html

Mortgage rates surge to 21-year high

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/mortgage-rates-surge-21-year-high/story?id=102348330

Tesla Drunk Driver Slams Into Police Car After Ignoring Over 150 Warnings From Tesla Autopilot

https://axleaddict.com/news/autopilot-drunk-driver

U.S. jobless claims applications fall as labor market continues to show resiliency

https://apnews.com/article/unemployment-benefits-jobless-claims-labor-layoffs-343e76975fbb95c2fde04f7173ee76d2

Fed officials fretted US inflation might not cool further unless economy slows down

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/16/economy/fed-minutes-july-meeting/index.html

COVID hospitalizations accelerate for fourth straight week

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-hospitalizations-rise-fourth-week-eg-5-variant/

Housing Market at 'Rock Bottom' on High Rates, Prices: Redfin CEO

https://www.businessinsider.com/housing-market-hits-rock-bottom-redfin-ceo-rates-prices-2023-8

China's 'entire' US strategy upended by South Korea-Japan summit, Rahm Emanuel says

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/rahm-emanuel-south-korea-japan-upends-china-strategy-united-states

China cuts US Treasury holdings to 14-year low amid persisting security concerns, geopolitical tensions

https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3231288/china-cuts-us-treasury-holdings-14-year-low-amid-persisting-security-concerns-geopolitical-tensions

Joe Biden Sides With Bill Gates: “I’m A Capitalist, If You Can Make A Billion Dollars, Go Make It”

https://2paragraphs.com/2023/08/joe-biden-sides-with-bill-gates-im-a-capitalist-if-you-can-make-a-billion-dollars-go-make-it/

China Is Hiding Key Data to Pretend Its Economy Is Doing OK. It's Not.

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-economy-data-youth-unemployment-deflation-recession-beijing-xi-jinping-2023-8

Homeowners are tapping into home equity to get cash

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/16/homes/home-equity-loan-demand/index.html

Biden is trying to shift the cost of student loans to taxpayers — again

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/biden-is-trying-to-shift-the-cost-of-student-loans-to-taxpayers-again

A resilient US consumer could complicate the Fed's path forward

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/a-resilient-us-consumer-could-complicate-the-feds-path-forward-093037908.html

Nato official suggests Ukraine could give up land in exchange for membership

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/16/nato-official-suggests-ukraine-could-give-up-territory-in-exchange-for-membership

Urgent Covid warning as experts call for public to wear masks again due to worrying new variant

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/urgent-covid-warning-wear-masks-30715900

A trifecta of inflation, rising interest rates, and currency depreciation shrank global wealth last year for the first time since 2008

https://www.businessinsider.com/global-wealth-fell-11t-2022-inflation-interest-rates-strong-dollar-2023-8

India just bought 1M barrels of oil from the UAE using rupees instead of USD for the first time ever — here's why this could spell doom for the dollar

https://moneywise.com/news/top-stories/india-buys-oil-from-uae-using-rupees-not-us-dollars

FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg calls for tougher regulations on large regional banks

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/economy/fdic-head-gruenberg/index.html

Ruble: Russia's central bank raises interest rates to 12% after currency plunges

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/15/business/ruble-russia-interest-rate-hike/index.html

A Theoretical Physicist Said AI Is Just a 'Glorified Tape Recorder'

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-theoretical-physicist-says-fears-about-chatgpt-bard-overblown-2023-8

The Internet is not forever after all: CNET deletes old articles to game Google

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/the-internet-is-not-forever-after-all-cnet-deletes-old-articles-to-game-google/

Streaming TV costs now higher than cable, as 'crash' finally hits

https://9to5mac.com/2023/08/14/streaming-tv-costs/

A Step-by-Step Process to Becoming a $170K Driver for UPS

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-become-a-ups-driver-170k-2023-8

Russia's ruble hits a 17-month low to the dollar as the Ukraine war bites

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/economy/russia-ruble-slump-ukraine-war/index.html

An author says AI is 'writing' unauthorized books being sold under her name on Amazon

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/tech/ai-generated-books-amazon/index.html

Judge denies HP's request to dismiss printer lockdown suit

https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/judge_denies_hps_request_to/

Average Resale Price for Taylor Swift Eras Tour Ticket Was $3,801

https://www.businessinsider.com/resale-price-taylor-swift-eras-tour-reputation-ticket-pitchfork-report-2023-8

US inflation means families are spending $709 more per month than two years ago

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/11/economy/inflation-rate-spending/index.html

German Grocery Store Charges Customers the 'True Price' of Groceries that incorporates externalities

https://www.businessinsider.com/food-carbon-footprint-environmental-impact-grocery-store-penny-2023-8

US investors flag retaliation risks after Biden's China tech curbs

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-investors-flag-retaliation-risks-after-bidens-china-tech-curbs-2023-08-11/

Regulators give green light to driverless taxis in San Francisco

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/11/tech/robotaxi-vote-san-francisco/index.html

What is a callable CD?

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/what-is-a-callable-cd/

US crime: Map shows the 15 least safe towns

https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/10/us-crime-map-shows-the-15-least-safe-towns-19316231/

US suicides hit an all-time high last year

https://apnews.com/article/suicides-record-2022-guns-48511d74deb24d933e66cec1b6f2d545

The rate of Americans failing to pay credit cards and car loans climbs above pre-Covid levels

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/economy/credit-card-car-loan-pay-failure-pre-covid/index.html

Rent and gas prices helped push up inflation in July

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/10/1192997777/inflation-economy-consumer-prices-economy-interest-rates-gas-prices

Inflation: Consumer prices rise 3.2% in July as inflation slowdown stalls

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inflation-consumer-prices-rise-32-in-july-as-inflation-slowdown-stalls-123122066.html

Freight Recession Deepens As Trucking Jobs, Retail Demand Fall

https://www.businessinsider.com/freight-recession-outlook-economy-pandemic-distortions-trucking-jobs-labor-demand-2023-8

COVID hospitalizations jump again: Maps show where it’s worst

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4142598-covid-hospitalizations-jump-again-maps-show-where-its-worst/

China slips into deflation as CPI falls for the first time in more than two years

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/economy/china-economy-deflation-intl-hnk/index.html

Economy Stronger Than People Thought and No 2023 Recession: Analyst

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/economy-stronger-than-people-thought-and-no-2023-recession-analyst-2023-8

How Do You Plan To Spend Your Retirement? It Turns Out Americans Are Sitting at Home Doing This — Here’s What Older Folks Are Really up to in Their Free Time

https://moneywise.com/life/lifestyle/how-older-americans-spend-their-free-time

COVID cases spike 55% in New York, doctors fear ‘frightening’ new variants

https://nypost.com/2023/08/08/covid-19-cases-jump-in-new-york-free-tests-are-hard-to-find/

Americans' credit card debt hits a record $1 trillion

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/economy/us-household-credit-card-debt/index.html

Moody's cuts ratings of 10 U.S. banks and puts some big names on downgrade watch

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/08/moodys-cuts-ratings-of-10-us-banks-and-puts-some-big-names-on-downgrade-watch.html

PayPal introduces its own stablecoin that's pegged to the US dollar

https://www.engadget.com/paypal-introduces-its-own-stablecoin-thats-pegged-to-the-us-dollar-091019012.html

Trump Era Tax Cuts Are Set to Expire — Here's How Much More You'll Pay

https://www.gobankingrates.com/taxes/tax-laws/trump-era-tax-cuts-expire-how-much-more-pay/

JPMorgan, Bank of America and 4 other Wall Street titans are set to pay $8.9 billion after this spring's banking fiasco

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/jpmorgan-bofa-banking-turmoil-pay-wall-street-2023-8

Social Security COLA Drop from 8.7% to 3% (or Less) in 2024 Not as Scary as It Sounds

https://www.gobankingrates.com/retirement/social-security/social-security-cola-drop-8-7-to-3-less-2024/

Why So Many Americans Are Mishandling Their Social Security. Are You One of Them?

https://smartasset.com/retirement/report-mishandling-social-security

America deserves its downgrade

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/america-deserves-its-downgrade-164456493.html

Dome Homes Protect Against Natural Disasters and Save on Energy, Owners Say

https://www.businessinsider.com/dome-home-homeowners-say-structures-natural-disaster-resistant-energy-efficient-2023-8

The back-to-office backfire: Companies ending WFH perks lose out on top talent, who view flexible work as equivalent to an 8% raise

https://www.businessinsider.com/employees-work-from-home-benefits-as-good-as-raise-2023-8

Fed’s Bowman Signals More Rate Hikes May Be Needed

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-05/fed-s-bowman-signals-more-hikes-may-be-needed-to-cool-inflation

New COVID variant 'Eris' found in 36 countries, including Israel

https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/coronavirus/article-753816

Panama Canal water shortage to plunge world trade into chaos as revenue drops £150m

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1798927/Panama-canal-water-shortage-trade-chaos

4 new offshore wind power projects proposed for New Jersey Shore; 2 would be far out to sea

https://apnews.com/article/offshore-wind-new-jersey-ef06281bc44a0831decf6d0a72079c6e

Millions of US workers near retirement age with zero savings

https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/millions-of-us-workers-near-retirement-age-with-zero-savings/

US job growth slowing, but wage gains remain strong

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-job-growth-remains-moderate-july-wage-gains-still-strong-2023-08-04/

If You Drive More Than This Many Hours In One Day, You're Putting All Road Trip Travelers At Risk

https://www.explore.com/1352480/road-trip-drive-hours-per-day-safety-risk-travelers/

IRS will finally let most Americans file taxes online next year - taxpayers can go entirely paperless for filing season 2024, with the IRS targeting 2025 for complete paperless processing.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/3/23818531/irs-paperless-tax-filings-2024

In a desperate scramble for ammo, Russia's defense chief flew all the way to North Korea to beg for some of theirs

https://www.businessinsider.com/desperate-russia-defense-chief-flew-north-korea-ask-for-ammo-2023-8

A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states

https://apnews.com/article/cyberattack-hospital-emergency-outage-4c808c1dad8686458ecbeababd08fecf

JPMorgan says it expects to pay about $3 billion to help refill FDIC fund

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/business/jpmorgan-chase-fdic-fund/index.html

FCC issues historic $300 million fine against the largest robocall scam it has ever investigated

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/04/tech/fcc-robocall-scam-biggest-fine/index.html

Tupperware may not go out of business after all

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/04/investing/tupperware-stock/index.html

New Covid variant Eris spreading across the UK - symptoms to spot

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1798828/new-covid-variant-eris-symptoms

Fewer People Are Vacationing This Way, According to New Data

https://www.thestreet.com/automotive/fewer-people-are-vacationing-this-way-according-to-new-data

Nobel-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz 'Very Worried' AI Could Supercharge Inequality

https://www.commondreams.org/news/nobel-winning-economist-joseph-stiglitz-very-worried-ai-could-supercharge-inequality

COVID comeback: hospitalizations increase in New Jersey

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/covid-comeback-hospitalizations-increase-in-new-jersey/

COVID summer surge hits NY. How bad is it?

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/08/02/covid-in-ny-summer-2023-surge-cases/70516250007/

Jamie Dimon, Larry Summers and More Blast Fitch's Shock US Downgrade

https://www.businessinsider.com/fitch-us-credit-rating-downgrade-dimon-buffett-summers-react-2023-8

Bank of England warns interest rates will remain high for at least two years

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/03/bank-of-england-raises-uk-interest-rate-to-fresh-15-year-high

It's Official: Hiring Based on Years of Experience Is (Almost) the Worst Predictor of Job Performance

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/its-official-hiring-based-on-years-of-experience-is-almost-worst-predictor-of-job-performance.html

Office Loan Delinquencies Hit 5% in More Commercial Real-Estate Woe

https://www.businessinsider.com/office-loan-delinquencies-commercial-real-estate-woes-interest-rates-2023-8

January 6 Riots Factored Into Fitch's Shock US Credit Rating Downgrade

https://www.businessinsider.com/january-6-donald-trump-fitch-credit-rating-downgrade-stock-market-2023-8

Fitch downgrades mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie from AAA to AA+

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/homes/fannie-and-freddie-fitch-downgrade/index.html

Kansas City area hospitals see more COVID patients. What to know about new variants and booster

https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article277904453.html

Fitch's US Credit-Score Downgrade Is No Economic Disaster

https://www.businessinsider.com/debt-crisis-fitch-downgrade-recession-economic-crash-stock-market-outlook-2023-8

Unlucky #7: Indiana ranked top 10 poorest states to live and work

https://indianapolisrecorder.com/unlucky-7-indiana-ranked-in-the-top-10-poorest-states-to-live-and-work/

NY's Cazenovia College Liquidation Reveals Higher-Education Distress

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-02/ny-college-liquidation-reveals-depth-of-higher-ed-distress

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stunned by $52 fare charged for 3-mile ride in NYC

https://nypost.com/2023/08/01/uber-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-stunned-by-52-fare-charged-for-3-mile-ride-in-nyc/

Cannabis Use During Off-Hours Not Associated With Elevated Risk Of Workplace Accidents, Finds New Study

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/23/08/33505217/cannabis-use-during-off-hours-not-associated-with-elevated-risk-of-workplace-accidents-finds-new

Investors Repeating Key Mistake From Dot-Com, Housing Bubbles: Analyst

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/economy-recession-outlook-danielle-dimartino-booth-stocks-dotcom-housing-crashes-2023-8

Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions

https://apnews.com/article/credit-rating-downgrade-deficit-68fb6c578190d8361b6639e603714e5a

BP profits are cut in half to $2.6 billion as oil and natural gas prices fall

https://apnews.com/article/bp-earnings-profit-oil-natural-gas-energy-5eca5254d59ed882322c2e4129c25a59

Juul seeks authorization on a new vape it says can verify a user's age. Here's how it works

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/31/tech/juul-vape-can-verify-users-age/index.html