Survey: Americans resolving to be smarter about money in 2021
The pandemic hurt the finances of many Americans, and a new survey says they’re making resolutions to be smarter about money in 2021.
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Boom time: E-commerce sales in US grow by almost 31% in Q2 — and counting
On the flip side: the gains couldn’t offset the losses from brick-and-mortar stores. Total retail sales dropped 3.9 percent from the prior quarter.
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Scared to fly? RDU survey suggests travelers feel safer after hitting the skies
RDU calls on all guests to wear a mask to improve confidence in air travel.
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Rural families without internet face tough choice on school
Roughly 3 million students across the United States don’t have access to a home internet connection. A third of households with school-age children that do not have home internet cite the expense as the main reason, according to federal Education Department statistics.
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Can data science get fans back in the game? NC State Athletics wants to find out
NC State Athletics is using SAS venue optimization software to run ticketing and attendance scenarios in a bid to prepare for the upcoming college football season, whenever that may be.
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Creative Allies to host webinar on communicating effectively in ‘new normal’
Its CEO and president Amie Thompson will be facilitating the discussion, with an all-star lineup of female business leaders. They include: Ann Marie Taepke with Holderness Family Productions and Jackie Ferguson with The Diversity Movement, among others.
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US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has weakened
The figure is a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus has weakened hiring and the economic rebound.
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Bandwidth reports ‘unprecedented demand’ for its services during COVID-19
That growth was driven by a 40 percent year-over-year increase in revenue from its Communication Platform as a Service (CPaas), which totaled $67.1 million, as more and more remote workers dial in.
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Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears
More than 1.4 million people applied for jobless benefits last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, up from 1.3 million the previous week. That is the first increase since March and 18th straight week that it has topped 1 million.
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