Income

Employment Verification Startup Urges FTC to Probe Payroll Data Brokers

Employment Verification Startup Urges FTC to Probe Payroll Data Brokers
Employment Verification Startup Urges FTC to Probe Payroll Data Brokers
September 27, 2022  |  Data

Silicon Valley employment verification startup is urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into alleged anti-competitive and anti-consumer practices by some...

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Consumer Spending, Income Show Gains In August
Consumer Spending, Income Show Gains In August
October 01, 2021  |  Economy

U.S. personal consumer expenditures (PCE) rose 0.8% ($130.5 billion) last month, coinciding with an uptick in personal income of 0.2% ($35.5 billion) and a 0.1%...

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New Report: 53 Pct Of Upper-Income Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
New Report: 53 Pct Of Upper-Income Americans Live Paycheck-To-Paycheck
June 15, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Living paycheck to paycheck is sometimes seen as synonymous with being poor, an unfortunate but relatively uncommon circumstance. In fact, it is far more widespread...

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US Savings Rate Soars As Consumer Spending Sinks – A Bad Sign For SMBs
US Savings Rate Soars As Consumer Spending Sinks – A Bad Sign For SMBs
June 01, 2020  |  SMBs

Not all that long ago, we were hoarding toilet paper and flour — eyeing the proverbial rainy day when we’d need what we’d saved, as...

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U.S. 1Q GDP Tumbles 4.8 Pct, The Biggest Drop Since Great Recession
U.S. 1Q GDP Tumbles 4.8 Pct, The Biggest Drop Since Great Recession
April 29, 2020  |  Economy

U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) dropped 4.8 percent in the first quarter — its biggest decline since the 2008 Great Recession as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the...

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UK FinTechs Team To Help Self-Employed Workers Amid COVID-19
UK FinTechs Team To Help Self-Employed Workers Amid COVID-19
March 24, 2020  |  Gig Economy

U.K.-based FinTechs have banded together to help self-employed workers prove their income so they can be eligible for financial support, according to a report. Get...

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Etsy Delights Investors With Earnings Win, Disgruntles Sellers With Advertising Fees
Etsy Delights Investors With Earnings Win, Disgruntles Sellers With Advertising Fees
February 27, 2020  |  Earnings

It turned out to be a surprisingly strong quarter for online craft marketplace Etsy. Net income came in at $31.3 million, or 25 cents a...

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Macy’s Touts A Turnaround After Q4 Earnings Beat
Macy’s Touts A Turnaround After Q4 Earnings Beat
February 25, 2020  |  Earnings

After four consecutive quarters of progressively declining results, Macy’s managed to surprise the markets on Tuesday (Feb. 25) with an unexpected beat on earnings, gaining...

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Home Depot Posts Earnings Beat Amid Digital Integration
Home Depot Posts Earnings Beat Amid Digital Integration
February 25, 2020  |  Retail

As Home Depot works to bring together its brick-and-mortar and digital efforts, the home improvement company came out ahead of Q4 earnings estimates. Its shares...

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