Tech giants provide training courses to solve the unemployment issue
Leading companies such as LinkedIn and Microsoft have joined forces to provide free training courses to help then battle the unemployment crisis in America. LinkedIn has made a list of their 10-in demand jobs including software developers and graphic designers to provide training modules for the sa ...
The importance of the $600 weekly unemployment benefit
According to Billionaire Tilman Fertitta, if the $600 per week federal unemployment supplement would end, it would hurt the US economy's recovery even more. He also went on to add that he firmly does not believe that the $600 weekly benefit would be a hindrance of any sort to rehire workers. Read t ...
Can shoppers save the economy?
With a looming recession knocking on the doors of every economy across the globe, the crisis is no different here in the US as a lot is riding on the willingness and ability of Americans to go out there and spend again. The economy here is powered by consumer spending, and the small and recent sign ...
The affects of COVID-19 on the US economy
We have a pandemic on our hands, and it's affecting people across the globe. Economists and analysts have expected an unprecedented 33 per cent in contraction in the US GDP for the months of April - June. Read the details here. ...
COVID-19 is hampering the signs of economic recovery
As some Americans take a bizarre stance of not wearing face coverings in public, the coronavirus, as experts had warned multiple times, is beginning to resurge and put a dent in the little recovery we had made. As Americans were cutting their spending, a lot was riding on the reopening of businesse ...
Why factory jobs haven't come back yet
As economies slowly open up across the globe, there has been a sign of hope for global supply chains which have been disrupted for months. However, the implications of this have different effects on the US, because not many companies are coming back. In fact, foreign-owned companies invested around ...
Why another summer of COVID-19 would crush beach towns
For beach towns in the Us who rely heavily on tourism for their livelihood and economy, the coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on the job market as stores and eateries are barely operating at 60% capacity. From the hotels and bed and breakfasts to restaurants and eateries, people are losing i ...
Unemployment claims are on the rise again
An unexpected rise in the number of people filing for unemployment aid in the US increased last week for the first time in four months, which indicates that any progress reported is being undone by a resurgence of new COVID-19 cases and a depressed demand. Read about the details here. ...
How critical thinking can help your work
Amidst all the soft skills which are suddenly in demand due to the coronavirus outbreak, critical thinking maybe the most important. It requires carefully analyzing, processing and making sense of information. While it is often taught as part of a philosophy course (and is based on the work of Plat ...
The tech skills in demand amidst the coronavirus
Tech experts have proven to be resilient to the effects of the virus as certain tech jobs and skills continue to be in high demand, despite the virus. What's more, is that these roles are expected to thrive even in a post-coronavirus world. From Linux to Oracle and Docker software, take a look at s ...
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