By Sarah Foster Bankrate.com WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) A Bankrate survey from June 2018 shows financial preparedness is dreary. About 71 percent of adults say they do not have six months of emergency savings. Bankrate.com A temporary end to the...
By Karen D’Souza Mercury News WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Research shows that over the past four years, the median cost of childcare in the nine-county Bay Area increased 40 percent. In San Francisco and Marin counties, the median cost rose...
By Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Did you ever wonder why Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, Trivago and Hotels.com all have same exact price listed for a hotel room? As Michael Hiltzik reports, it may be coincidence but it...
By Natalie Campisi Bankrate.com WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Ryan Nunn, a fellow in economics studies at the Brookings Institution says wage transparency can help workers negotiate pay. Bankrate.com Government policies, less debt and cost of living...
By Susan Tompor Detroit Free Press WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) According to the National Women’s Law Center, women in the United States who work full time are typically paid 80 cents to every dollar a man makes. Detroit Free Press Any woman...
By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Several states (now including Illinois) have banned asking potential employees how much they were making at past jobs. The legislation, often termed “No Salary History...
By Rob Wile Miami Herald WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) “Instacart” which picks up and delivers groceries from major supermarkets changed its earnings structure for people who deliver for the company. Some say the change in pay structure...