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The Job Market’s New Red Flag: College Grads Are Falling Behind

Stock Market

Something strange, and potentially alarming, is happening to the job market for young, educated workers,” writes Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. According to new data from the New York Federal Reserve, “labor conditions for recent college graduates have ‘deteriorated noticeably’ in the past few months,” with an unemployment rate now standing at “an unusually high […]

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Startups

Anti-Cheating Startups Target Viral AI Tool Cluely as It Eyes Hardware Expansion

Startups

AI cheating startup Cluely went viral last week after promoting a hidden in-browser tool it claimed was “undetectable” and usable to “cheat on everything” — from job interviews to exams. Now, startups like Validia and Proctaroo say they’ve developed tools to catch Cluely users in the act. Validia and Proctaroo Respond with Detection Software Validia,

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Las Vegas Real Estate Sees Surge in Inventory With Few Buyers, Zillow Reports

Stock Market

Residential real estate inventory in the Las Vegas Valley jumped 44.5 percent in March compared to the same month in 2024, according to Zillow’s latest market report. “What’s happening nationally is playing out similarly but more prominently in Las Vegas,” said Kara Ng, a senior economist with Zillow. “Sellers are listing their homes at far

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Tariffs Trigger Economic Whiplash: U.S. GDP Slips as Businesses Scramble to React

Business News

The U.S. economy took a sharp and unexpected turn in early 2025. As reported by the Commerce Department, gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, declined at a 0.3 percent annual rate in the first quarter. “A stunning reversal from the strong growth at the end of last year.” The drop stemmed largely from the chaotic

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Major Companies Back Trump’s Push to Boost U.S. Investments Across Industries

Investments

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – CEOs and senior executives from Nvidia (NVDA.O), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N), Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), Toyota Motor (7203.T), and SoftBank Group (9984.T) are among the more than two-dozen business leaders slated to visit the White House on Wednesday for an event highlighting U.S. investments, officials told Reuters. Trump Marks First 100

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Baltimore’s Entrepreneurs: Pushed by Need, Not Pulled by Opportunity

Entrepreneurship

New research reveals that one in four residents in Baltimore and Baltimore County describe themselves as entrepreneurs. But as the Johns Hopkins 21st Century Cities Initiative found, “that doesn’t mean we’re living in the land of opportunity.” The survey, which included over 800 residents in Baltimore and 500 in Baltimore County, uncovered wide gaps in

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KU Center Selected to Support Kauffman Foundation’s New Equity and Entrepreneurship Effort

Entrepreneurship

KU’s Center for Community Health & Development to Play Key Role in Kansas City Economic Initiative The University of Kansas’ Center for Community Health & Development has been selected to assist in a major economic development effort launched by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The Kansas City-based foundation “has chosen KU’s Center for Community Health

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Tariffs Threaten US Smartphone Growth Despite Strong Start in 2025

Stock Market

The global smartphone market grew by just 0.2% last quarter, according to the latest Canalys findings. While that marks a slight increase, it’s a notable decline compared to previous growth numbers and represents the third consecutive quarter of slowed growth. “Markets that had shown strong momentum over the past year, such as India, Latin America,

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