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Amazon's AI data center dream runs into the reality of 'zombie' facilities, higher costs, and labor shortages
The cloud giant's predicament highlights broader tech industry challenges as generative AI upends t…
Eugene Kim
3 mins read
Russia's defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.
Russia's defense industry is short tens of thousands of skilled workers, and 1970s laws on what job…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia's 'overheating' economy will face a sharp slowdown next year as labor and sanctions crush momentum, central bank says
Russia's central bank projects that the economy's expansion will slow sharply to 0.5% to 1.5% in 20…
Filip De Mott
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Remember the labor shortage? Immigrants are helping to fix it.
Immigrants are responsible for almost all US job growth over the past year. They're why the labor s…
Jacob Zinkula,Andy Kiersz
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Tech jobs are mired in a recession
White-collar hiring is in a huge slump. According to new data, HR, marketing, and tech jobs are get…
Aki Ito
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I'm a first-generation funeral director. The industry is facing a labor shortage and young women are its future.
Once male-dominated, the funeral industry is undergoing a major shift. Gen Z and millennial woman a…
Lauren Edmonds
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4 ways Trump's housing plans are expected to hurt homebuyers and 3 ways they could help
Trump has pledged to lower housing costs, but industry leaders and economists are worried some of h…
Eliza Relman
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Putin wants to crack down on immigration after the Moscow attack. That would make the nation's labor shortage even worse.
Russia has up to 5 million migrant workers currently in the country, Bloomberg Economics estimated.
Jennifer Sor
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3 reasons why Russia's economy can survive without crisis for up to 5 more years, think-tank economists say
Expectations that Russia's economy will struggle are misplaced, and multiple factors should keep th…
Filip De Mott
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Homebuilders fear Trump's mass deportations would inflate costs and make it even harder to hire
Construction work relies heavily on immigrants. Industry leaders worry even the threat of deportati…
Eliza Relman
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Under strain from war, Russia plans a massive layoff in its public sector: report
Russia is expected to lay off at least 40,000 government officials by July, according to a report b…
Hannah Abraham
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Russia's inflation is so bad that potatoes cost 64% more than they did at the start of the year
Prices of potatoes — a Russian staple — have surged by 64% this year.
Huileng Tan
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Economists say Trump could give Americans the very thing they voted against
Trump's campaign promises of broad-based tariffs, mass deportations, and lower taxes are seen fueli…
Matthew Fox
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The odds of Russia's economy collapsing are 'extremely small' and the war can go on for the long term, economist says
Russia can fight the war in Ukraine indefinitely as its economy has adapted and is now stable, an e…
Jennifer Sor
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4 major wins for YIMBYs on election night — and one loss
Pro-housing advocates won some major new funding for affordable housing in cities and states across…
Eliza Relman
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Australia announced a sweeping plan to forgive 20% of student debt
The move, which could take effect in June if the current Labor government stays in power, would era…
Hannah Abraham
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Russia faces a crisis regardless if Putin ends or continues the war in Ukraine, economist says
Continuing the war means the economy faces stagnation, while ending it would shut off the massive d…
Jennifer Sor
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Silicon Valley is on edge as Trump's immigration policy sparks fears of a high-tech talent shortage
Trump has said he plans for mass deportations. What's less understood is how he will shape a legal …
Melia Russell,Geoff Weiss,Reb…
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A battle over the future of US retirement is playing out in Pennsylvania as the election looms
Pennsylvania is among the top states with the fastest-growing older population. It sets the stage f…