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A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November
A record 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs in November, a sign of confidence and more evidence that the U.S. job market is bouncing back strongly from last year’s coronavirus recession.
Read More »Biden’s $1 billion bet to make beef cheaper: When will prices fall?
The White House on Monday offered a solution to surging meat prices: an action plan that includes investing $1 billion of American Rescue Plan funds to boost competition in the industry and promises to ramp up regulation and enforcement of anticompetition laws.
Read More »What I’m leaving in 2021 and 7 habits I’m bringing into 2022
As 2021 rolls to a close, I can’t help but reminisce about this past year. The victories and losses. The plot twists and happy surprises. Hard conversations and joyful banter.
Read More »Apple’s warp-speed journey to $3 trillion
The first trading day of the year featured a major milestone for Corporate America and financial markets.
Read More »Looking for a financial New Year’s resolution? These ideas may help
If your plan is to nail down a new job in the new year, figure out how much you're really making at your current job, which is far more than just your salary.
Read More »Meet CPBJ’s Power 30 for Manufacturing & Technology
Welcome to Central Penn Business Journal’s Power 30 for manufacturing and technology
Read More »December 24, 2021
New home sales jump 12.4% in November, highest in 7 months
Sales of new single-family homes rose 12.4% in November, the fastest pace in seven months, as the housing industry continued to benefit from low mortgage rates and strong demand.
Read More »EXPLAINER: What caused Amazon’s outage? Will there be more?
Robotic vacuum cleaners wouldn’t start. Doorbell cameras stopped watching for package thieves, though some of those deliveries were canceled anyway.
Read More »To grandmother’s house or no? Omicron disrupts holiday plans
Dave Fravel and his wife invited several relatives to their Cape Cod home for Christmas to share food, gifts and the togetherness they’ve longed for during the lonely days of the pandemic.
Read More »Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatment
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.
Read More »Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1
The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
Read More »Midstate home sales flattening, inflation, COVID, interest rates leave 2022 forecast murky 
While home sales in the Harrisburg region plateaued in November, the properties that were on the market sold fast. And prices continue to rise at a rapid rate.
Read More »Buy now, pay later is a huge hit with shoppers. Just how dangerous is it?
Lissette Monzon still feels a little guilty about a "crazy" purchase she made three years ago.
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