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California's Project Roomkey "has really worked for a lot of people"

by Amy Scott and Anais Amin
Dec 13, 2021
A Bay Area nonprofit has helped nearly 400 people move from the program into stable housing.
A resident gathers her belongings in a motel room provided to people needing shelter through Project Roomkey.
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Will Brits embrace economic recovery under the mistletoe this Christmas?

by Stephen Beard
Dec 13, 2021
Some say the return of the U.K.’s only annual mistletoe auction heralds the beginning of the end of COVID-induced social distancing.
Mistletoe consultant Jonathan Briggs surrounded by his beloved berries. "It's not surprising it was seen as something magical," he said.
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What will inflation look like one year from now?

by Lily Jamali
Dec 9, 2021
Inflation is the highest it's been since the Reagan years — and still climbing. If it's this high now, what what will December 2022 will be like?
Economists think inflation is likely to persist in 2022. To what extent? That's harder to say. Above, traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 8.
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Reporting from December 2022: The jobs market remains strong

by Justin Ho
Dec 9, 2021
Climb into the Marketplace time machine.
Job creation is likely to slow down a bit in the next year.
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Why superfast grocery delivery is coming

by Kristin Schwab
Dec 7, 2021
DoorDash is launching a DashMart service in New York City that promises grocery delivery in 15 minutes or less. It already has competition.
A New York City distribution center for Buyk, a 15-minute grocery delivery service,
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What kind of economy will Germany's new leader inherit?

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Rose Conlon
Dec 7, 2021
As Angela Merkel’s term ends, Germany struggles with lagging COVID vaccinations, an energy transition and an undigitized economy.
Olaf Scholz is set to replace Angela Merkel as Germany's chancellor this week.
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Can you teach an old antiques business new tricks?

by Minju Park
Dec 6, 2021
This San Francisco antiques business got its start by looking to the past. Now it's trying to prepare for an uncertain future.
Shippodo Fine Arts in the San Francisco Bay area primarily focuses on Japanese and Chinese antiques.
Photo courtesy of Ryosuke Ueda
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Despite a meh jobs report, high-frequency data paints a bright picture

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 6, 2021
With signing bonuses, rising wages and less fear of being laid off — what's not to like?
Each month since June, employers have posted more than 10 million job listings, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Could hybrid work hold women back?

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Dec 6, 2021
Because women are more likely to take advantage of workplace flexibility, journalist Emily Peck says they could be put on the "mommy track."
"That's the worry, that the women who take advantage of this new workplace flexibility will wind up in the same old mommy track," argues Emily Peck, who wrote about how working from home could hold women back professionally.
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The vaccine mandate is on hold, but some employers are encouraging booster shots

by Lily Jamali
Dec 6, 2021
A majority of small business owners in one survey said vaccination is essential to economic recovery.
A woman receives a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine in Michigan. Some businesses are requiring vaccination despite the halted federal mandate.
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