Nike Is Moving Jobs to Low-Wage Regions of Indonesia

After moving manufacturing to the developing world to save on labor, Nike and other apparel brands are shifting employment in ...
Tempo.co English

North Sumatra's Poverty Rate Highest Outside of Java

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The poverty rate in North Sumatra is currently recorded at 7.24 percent, equivalent to 1,280,000 people out of a total population of 15,785,000. This figure positions the ...
Morningstar

Tax refunds are up this year to an average of $2,290, early IRS numbers show. How does yours compare?

It's the start of a closely watched tax-filing season - and tax-refund season - at the IRS. Here's how it's looking so far. Americans are scoring larger income-tax refunds than last year, according to ...
KSAT

TEFA applications hitting record numbers on program’s first day, acting Texas comptroller says

AUSTIN – Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that a record number of students have applied for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) since applications opened on Wednesday. The ...
The Clarion-Ledger

North, Central Mississippi phone numbers getting new area code. What we know

New phone numbers in Mississippi will get a new area code, starting now. Here's what to know about when, where and why the change is happening, how it could affect you. The Mississippi Public Service ...
Yahoo Finance

There's Now a Record Number of 401(k) Millionaires — But Can You Guess the Average Balance? Hint: It's Nowhere Near $1 Million

Millionaires are multiplying inside America's 401(k)s, and headlines are throwing a party. But buried beneath the celebration is a less glamorous stat: the average balance is still barely over six ...
CBS News

Federal data shows Minnesota's Medicaid program has improper payment error rate below national average

Recently released federal data shows the rate of improper payment in Minnesota's Medicaid program is far below the national average, the state's Department of Human Services says. According to the ...
USA Today

The average 50-something American is now worth $1.4 million

That’s what the data tells us about net worth in America. The average 50-something American has a net worth of $1.4 million, according to a report from Empower, the financial services firm. The ...
AOL

The average net worth of Americans is a surprising $620,654. But it almost means nothing. Here’s the number that counts (and how to make it skyrocket)

As of 2024, the average American had a net worth of $620,654, according to a recent report on global wealth by UBS. (1) But if that number sounds surprisingly high and disconnected from your lived ...
Pew Research Center

What the data says about food stamps in the U.S.

Even before large pieces of the federal government shut down in October 2025, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP – sometimes called the food stamp program – was in for some big ...
Quanta Magazine

Physicists Take the Imaginary Numbers Out of Quantum Mechanics

A century ago, the strange behavior of atoms and elementary particles led physicists to formulate a new theory of nature. That theory, quantum mechanics, found immediate success, proving its worth ...