Author: Vince Golle

Charting the Global Economy: Consumer Spending Weakens in US

Global

(Bloomberg) — US consumers are growing tired, according to fresh data that showed cutbacks in spending on big-ticket goods and services, extending a first-quarter demand slowdown.Most Read from BloombergPhiladelphia Transit System Votes to Cut Service by 45%, Hike FaresUS Renters Face Storm of Rising CostsSqueezed by Crowds, the Roads of Central Park Are Being ReimaginedSprawl Is Still Not the AnswerMapping the Architectural History of New York’s ChinatownInflation-adjusted consumer spending drRead More

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Tech Workers Say They’re Rapidly Being Replaced by AI

Tech

As AI conquers every human-driven endeavor at a breathless pace, from bombing military targets to teaching kids, we gotta ask ourselves a scary question: what is it doing to the work place right now and in the future? Sure, we have Dario Amodei, CEO of hot shot AI company Anthropic, saying he foresees AI models erasing 50 percent of entry-level white collar positions throughout the entire job market, but this could be all marketing hype. To get to the bottom of this, tech journalist Brian MerchaRead More

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Alpha Pro Tech announces $2M expansion of share repurchase program

Tech

Alpha Pro Tech (APT) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a $2.0 million expansion of the Company’s existing share repurchase program. With this authorized expansion, the Company now has approximately $2.7 million available to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.7 million of which remains from the previous expansion, most recently announced in December 2024. Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try NRead More

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