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The pandemic baby bust is a lot smaller than expected
Brookings anticipated 300,000 to 500,000 fewer babies due to the pandemic. But the most recent data…
Hillary Hoffower
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The pandemic baby bust never happened — millions of women couldn't get birth control or an abortion
Recessions usually cause a drop in births, but the pandemic and Trump-era healthcare policy shifts …
Jason Lalljee
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Bring on the babies: A strong recovery in 2021 will mean the 'pandemic baby bust' might not be as bad as we thought
Brookings Institute economists originally predicted a baby bust of up to 500,000 fewer births due t…
Juliana Kaplan
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Experts say a pandemic-driven 'baby-bust' is coming and that could have a long-lasting impact on the economy and social security
Data from some states that track births in near-real-time suggest a birth rate slow down, according…
Erin Snodgrass
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Forget the pandemic baby boom - more evidence reveals a baby bust as US birth rates plummeted in 2020
An AP analysis of data from 25 states showed plummeting birth rates in 2020 compared to 2019, likel…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decries the student loan debt, low incomes, and climate change facing 'entire generations' as birth rates continue to fall
While new data shows a 7% drop in births in December - nine months after the pandemic began - exper…
Erin Snodgrass
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The declining American birth rate could actually be good for the economy
The CDC found the US birth rate fell by 4% in 2020. It could usher in a new era of change for the e…
Hillary Hoffower
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The pandemic could lead to a 'baby bust' of almost half a million fewer births, a major think tank projects
The coronavirus pandemic could result in 300,000 to 500,000 fewer births in 2021, per Brookings eco…
Juliana Kaplan
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Pink-slip parties of the dot-com bust helped laid-off tech workers land new jobs and need to make a comeback
Allison Hemming, the originator of the concept, spoke to Insider about tech hiring, Gen Z's social …
Rebecca Knight
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10 Things in Politics: Biden's Big Tech-busting team
And the Delta variant is hitting red states hardest.
Brent D. Griffiths
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The millennial baby boom probably isn't going to happen
Americans are planning to have babies again and snatching up pregnancy tests. But one expert says i…
Hillary Hoffower
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Fewer Americans see their romantic partners as a source of life's meaning, and it signals a big cultural shift
Only 9% viewed their partner as a source of life's meaning, down from 20% in 2017, Pew research fou…
Hillary Hoffower
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Babies are a status symbol in today's economy: It's the 'haves and have-nots' of who can afford children
A sociologist explains how today's expensive cost of living and unaffordable childcare have put a b…
Hillary Hoffower
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The declining American birth rate is unlikely to bounce back, new study says
Experts are debating whether the pandemic baby bust will be permanent or temporary. A new Brookings…
Hillary Hoffower
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Women are taking a 'rain check' on babies, and it could change the shape of the economy
America is seeing a "baby bust" as women put off having kids during the pandemic. It could mean low…
Hillary Hoffower
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The US birth rate hit another record low in 2019. Experts fear we're facing a 'demographic time bomb' that could be fast-tracked by the pandemic.
The US birth rate declined 1% between 2018 and 2019, hitting a 35-year low. The trend is a part of …
Anna Medaris Miller
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Things are looking up for the economy. So why are consumers still unhappy?
US consumers' confidence in the economy has dropped over finding another job. But new payroll data …
Dan DeFrancesco
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China's city dwellers will soon have more pets than toddlers, and there's 1 way investors can cash in on the trend, Goldman Sachs says
China will have more than 70 million urban pets and less than 40 million children under the age of …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Aditi Bhar…
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China's worsening relationship with US businesses could put AI's chip supply on shaky ground
China burning bridges with US giants and a potential invasion of Taiwan leaves the AI industry vuln…
Dan DeFrancesco
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The race in Big Tech to sell customers on AI products is heating up
AWS is stepping up its AI sales strategy as the industry looks to get a return on the big bets they…