China's urban youth unemployment rate rose to 21% in June
One of the most alarming indicators in China is the skyrocketing urban youth unemployment rate. Many college grads in China can't find work in their chosen field.
Business
Morning news brief
The UAW launches a historic strike against the Big 3 automakers. Florida's health department touts its own COVID booster recommendations. The death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libya.
How Lehman's collapse 15 years ago changed the U.S. mortgage industry
The global financial crisis of 2008 ushered in a new era of consumer protection, but the future of the housing market is uncertain.
Apple picking season? In Colorado, you can pick your own hemp
A farm in Montrose, Colo., is showing off its harvest, letting the public take home their own CBD plant. It's like picking your own Christmas tree, with therapeutic side effects.
Preparing homes for wildfires is big business that's only getting started
Climate change, technological leaps, panicked insurers, the shifting sense of responsibility: All are powering the still-nascent, but fast-growing industry of preparing homes for wildfires.
In an effort to make rides safer, Lyft launches Women+ Connect
The new opt-in feature lets women and nonbinary drivers prioritize passengers who fit the same description. But it's not a guarantee and is only available in a handful of cities for now.
Exxon minimized climate change internally after conceding that fossil fuels cause it
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that as recently as 2016, Exxon executives were privately pushing back on the idea that humans need to cut their use of oil and gas to limit global warming.
How a UAW strike would impact the economy
Unionized autoworkers are threatening to go on strike at midnight if no deal is reached with the Detroit carmakers. At first, economic fallout would be limited, but the costs would add up.
Autoworkers are set to strike if their contract demands aren't met by midnight
The UAW and the Detroit automakers have just hours to reach tentative deals before the union will begin targeted strikes.
Now's your chance to solve a crossword puzzle with Natasha Lyonne
Want Adam Scott to walk your dog? What about dinner with Bob Odenkirk? Some of Hollywood's most beloved names are auctioning off unique experiences to help support the writers' strike