Morning Star

Number of people in poverty increases by half a million in a year, as 2.9m children in poverty live in working households

THE NUMBER of people living in poverty has risen by almost half a million in a year, according to data published today by the Department for Work and Pensions. Official government data counted 13.4 ...
BBC

Number of pupils missing more than half of school hits another record high

The number of children missing more than half of their time in school has hit another record high in England, according to data from the Department for Education (DfE). Although overall attendance ...
Seeking Alpha

Sleep Number outlines double-digit second-half sales growth and product reset amid turnaround strategy

Management is not providing formal guidance for 2026 due to the magnitude of ongoing changes but indicated that Q1 net sales are expected to decline in the high teens because of early softness.
Wall Street Journal

Saks Fifth Avenue Is Shrinking to Half the Number of Stores in Bankruptcy

Saks Fifth Avenue is shrinking to about half its size as it closes stores in a bid to emerge from bankruptcy. Twelve Saks Fifth Avenue stores will be closed by the end of May, its parent company, Saks ...
vg247

Marathon launch player numbers are about half those of the Server Slam, at least on PC

After a couple of delays, a plagiarism lawsuit, and at least one internal reboot, Bungie’s next big game has officially launched. Marathon, the extraction shooter from the studio behind Destiny, has ...
The Journal

Your numbers only tell half the story—here’s the rest

Farmers are diligent about watching what they can see. Crops are scouted. Livestock health is monitored. Markets are checked daily. But many operations go years without a clear checkup on the ...
CNBC

Block shares soar as much as 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half

Block said Thursday it's laying off more than 4,000 employees, or about half of its head count. Shares of the payment company skyrocketed as much as 24% in extended trading. It was last seen up nearly ...
CNN

Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same

Block, the company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is cutting its staff by 40%. The reason: “intelligence tools,” according to a letter to shareholders by co-founder Jack Dorsey. Dorsey thinks ...
MarketWatch

Home prices are so high that more than half of down-payment assistance programs are now open to buyers earning over $100K

Home prices and mortgage rates are not where most aspiring home buyers want them to be. Yet there’s still good news for people who have been shut out of the housing market: the number of down-payment ...
The Conversation

White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year — but their numbers are rising

Richie Zweigenhaft does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Polygon

Only half of Oblivion Remastered players reached 15 hours

Oblivion Remastered, the modernized and improved version of The Elder Scrolls 4, shadowdropped last year, with rumors of its launch only circulating around 24 hours before it was available for ...