Strain. Pain. And pivots. That’s what nearly 10,000 NBC and Telemundo viewers told us when they took our recent Affording America survey.

“We’re screwed,” said Cheyenne Riggs, 33, of Martinez.

Riggs said she’s “on the payroll” at one company. She said that one paycheck would be plenty if it were a generation or two ago – when young people co…[Read more]

Gen Z made headlines this week, noting how “bleak” the job market is. Mark Cuban is asking the new generation of workers to start anywhere, rather than to wait for a golden opportunity.

“Don’t get the perfect job because those are hard to find. Just get a job,” Cuban recently said on The Diary of a CEO.

Before becoming a billionaire, Cuban wor…[Read more]

The U.S. job market in late October 2026 is characterized by shifting white-collar payrolls, rising tech-sector layoffs, and increased hiring competition in non-tech industries. [1, 2]

Key Employment Headlines
Tech Layoffs & AI Shifts: U.S. tech companies announced 165,925 job cuts in the first nine months of 2026 (a 54% jump year-over-year).…[Read more]

Good lord GDP 3.4% prob cause Fed Rate high and costs are way up for everything. Were on a good ride for country but make sure Freddie and Fannie arnt trading all their sub prime loans with other banks and watch that will everything derivatives and just pure trash forms of trade.

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USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS
THIRD QUARTER 2026

Median weekly earnings of the nation’s 122.2 million full-time wage and salary…[Read more]

Working while getting Social Security retirement benefits can be a balancing act. You want to earn enough from a job to help pay your expenses, but earning too much can cause your benefits to be reduced, at least in the short term. ​

That’s because the Social Security Administration (SSA) sets a cap on how much younger beneficiaries can earn ann…[Read more]