The American economy wrapped up 2021 on an inauspicious note: Inflation notched another once-in-a-generation high, consumer spending took an omicron hit and
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Disco roller skates take off after woman repurposes rentals into 'Moon Boots'
After the Covid-19 pandemic torpedoed Adrienne Cooper’s plans to open a disco roller rink in Tennessee, she was stuck with 500 rental skates.
Chattanooga entrepreneur skates her way to success by bringing back disco
NBC News NOW profiles Adrienne Cooper, the young Tennessee entrepreneur proving disco isn’t dead while creating a successful skate rental company during the pandemic.
Can Build Back Better solve racial inequities among entrepreneurs?
Small businesses are, in many ways, the backbone of the American economy — and in a society in which racial disparities in income, asset accrual and economic
Student borrowers in shock over 'zero balance' as federal program fulfills elusive promise
Public Service Loan Forgiveness launched in 2007 to help teachers, health care workers, military members and other public servants earn debt relief on their federal loans.
Last exit in Brooklyn: Funeral home looks to modernize the death care industry
There’s a spot in Brooklyn where you can attend your own funeral.
Auto industry could see billions in losses if interest rates spike
The prospect of rising interest rates has the automotive industry on edge.
Blocked fire exits, no bathroom breaks: Amy's Kitchen worker files complaint over conditions
A worker at Amy’s Kitchen has filed a formal complaint with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health on behalf of all workers at the company’s Santa Rosa plant.
U.S. economy grew by 5.7 percent last year, fastest pace since 1984
The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020′s brief coronavirus recession.
Federal Reserve signals it will raise interest rates in March
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it would hold the line on short-term interest rates, with an eye toward raising them “soon,” and that it would pare the