Companies are reining in rewards and loyalty programs to save money

Reward programs, including birthday freebies and discounts, have long been a way for companies and brands to build loyalty and incentivize spending.

IRS throws a chill into the collectives that are paying college athletes

The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities...

Companies stand to gain from having their executives get into the grunt work 

A growing number of executives are occasionally taking time out of their weeks to do the hourly work that makes their companies hum, a practice that experts and business leaders say leads to faster fixes for problems and shows employees that the higher-ups care to understand what they deal with every day. 

Federal government drops ‘Cancer Alley’ investigation  

The Biden administration has dropped an investigation into whether Louisiana officials put Black residents living in an industrial stretch of the state at increased cancer risk, according to a federal court filing Tuesday.

Where is that recession we’ve been talking about for months? 

The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the U.S.. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the quarter after that. Or maybe next year.

Layoffs in Big Tech give other sectors a chance to hire top talent

For the thousands of workers who’d never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the...

US initial jobless claims remain elevated

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained elevated last week, potentially another signal that Federal Reserve rate hikes are beginning to cool a surprisingly resilient labor market.

After years of backlogs, the IRS has finally caught up 

The IRS has processed tens of millions of tax returns faster this year compared with past years, while getting through on the phone to customer service at the agency is slowly improving, according to a report to Congress released this morning.

Legislators regret cutting $100M from proposed health department budget increase

In case you missed it, lawmakers in Louisiana’s GOP-controlled Senate said Tuesday that they regret their hasty passage of the state’s $45 billion budget nearly two weeks ago.

Charitable giving in US drops for only the third time in 40 years 

Charitable giving in the U.S. declined in 2022—only the third time in four decades...