Category: Demographics

This chart illustrates how the Fed got way behind on interest rates, will a crushing rapid rate hike sequence. The chart also shows how much worse things were when peak…

The federal government should expand its guarantee to all bank deposits regardless of size in order to slow bank runs, but it should charge customers for that insurance, hedge-fund manager…

Automation will increasingly support customer experience improvements, product releases and other client-relations objectives, analysts said. Source: Banks turn to automation to realize efficiency gains | Banking Dive Automation is one…

Peter Zeihan suggests perhaps, maybe, kinda, we hope’ish that automation may help with labor shortages. Some think automation is hard and won’t come fast enough; I differ on that point…

She believes the mismatch is two-fold: the time it takes to hire is too long, and hiring overlooks underrepresented groups. For example, Colangelo said only half of GenZ workers plan…

Combining the amenities of college life with the wallets and activity desires of older adults. Source: Retiring to college at age 65? Some new ‘seniors’ are coming to universities –…

KUOW – Bellevue School Board to vote on school closures DPS recommends closing 3 DPS schools this year as enrollment falls (denverpost.com) Harlandale ISD could close schools due to financial…

Two linked Minnesota Roman Catholic institutions are reducing language and other humanities offerings, including nixing all its ancient Greek and Chinese classes. The provost of the College of Saint Benedict…

Bishop Connolly High School will close for good at the end of the school year due to a continued drop in enrollment, according to the Diocese of Fall River. Source:…

As the young cohort shrinks due to our longstanding low fertility rate, the endless supply of new college students – and workers – is falling. Simultaneously, college tuition and fees…