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Dollar Tree is due to report earnings Wednesday and seems to be in a very interesting position. On one hand, they announced last quarter they would be raising their prices, after testing and finding customers would tolerate these price increases. …

With HP and Dell’s earnings releases right around the corner, there are rumblings that Dell is expected to beat estimates. Given this optimistic outlook, we thought it would be worth taking a quick 2-minute look at these companies’ recent hiring …

In a recent piece, we discussed how the job market in the United States is tight, and people are leaving their current jobs for more favorable ones, also known as the ‘Great Resignation.’ From the most recent LinkUp job market …

For the first month of 2022, active job listings in the U.S. were, for the most part in a somewhat steady holding pattern, up just 0.3% over December. When we drill down to the occupation level we see some hidden …

Amazon’s most recent earnings call brought attention to numerous interesting figures; several that are worth digging into from a job posting perspective. Amazon touches many different sectors, but arguably the most interesting details from the earnings calls were to be …

Initial filings for jobless claims declined for the second week in a row at the end of January, indicating that the labor market is recovering from the temporary disruption caused by the Omicron variant. According to the newest Unemployment Insurance …

As we wrap the first month of 2022, we also examine the job market data to see what it had to say about the close of 2021. In the Q4 edition of our Economic Indicators Report, we saw the first …

  Over the past 6 months or so, our view regarding the job market has been that, rather than being afflicted by a labor shortage, the economy has suffered from an enormous bid-ask spread between employers and employees. Beyond the …

The Covid-19 Omicron variant now makes up nearly all sequenced cases in the US, driving a massive increase of infections across the nation that threatens to strain hospitals and further block the path to pandemic recovery. According to data from …

Peloton shares have been on a wild ride as of late. And when we say wild ride, it’s less the kind you get on a stationary bike, and more “mountain bike with malfunctioning brakes careening downhill while being chased by …