9 City of Austin pools will be open to the public this summer

Nine out of 34 city of Austin pools will be opened to the public this summer due to a staffing shortage and winter storm damages.

Kroger hosting hiring event Thursday, seeking 10K new workers

Kroger, which is already the largest grocery retailer in the United States, is hoping to hire 10,000 more workers with its hybrid hiring event taking place Thursday, June 10.

Chipotle raising prices to offset its $15 minimum wage hike

Chipotle announced it would be raising menu prices by as much as 4% to offset the cost of the employee pay raises announced last month.

Biden to launch task force to address bottlenecks in supply chains

The Biden administration is forming a task force to address the bottlenecks in the semiconductor, construction, transportation and agriculture sectors.

G-7 leaders agree to make tech giants pay fair taxes

The world’s richest countries have signed a landmark agreement committing them to confronting corporate tax avoidance and making sure giant tech companies pay their fair share.

US economy shows growth despite lacking enough workers, supplies

Barely more than a year after the coronavirus caused the steepest economic fall and job losses on record, the speed of the rebound has been so unexpectedly swift that many companies can’t fill jobs or acquire enough supplies to meet a pent-up burst of customer demand.

Restaurant labor shortage may force higher wages for workers

Critics claim unemployment benefits are keeping people out of the restaurant workforce. But workers and labor organizers say that the reality is more complex, and that food service workers haven't been paid a living wage.

May jobs report: US adds modest 559,000 jobs amid hiring struggles

U.S. employers in May added 559,000 jobs, which was better than April but still a sign that many companies are struggling to find enough workers.

Ally Financial ends all overdraft fees, becomes first large bank to do so

It’s a major move by Ally, the 17th largest bank in the country by size, and for the industry, which has been reliant on overdraft fees for decades to boost their profits.

Biden’s $6T budget proposal: Social spending, taxes on business

President Joe Biden rolled out his $6 trillion budget proposal for next year, which features new social programs for the poor and middle class. But it depends on taxing corporations and the wealthy to keep the nation's spiking debt from spiraling out of control.

Starbucks workers say they are treated like 'coffee-making robots'

Some people who work at Starbucks say customers are ordering increasingly complicated drinks that are sapping their will to continue working at the coffee giant.

GOP offers $928B infrastructure proposal, funded with COVID-19 aid

Republicans have rejected Biden’s proposed corporate tax increase to pay for new investments, and instead want to shift unspent COVID-19 relief dollars to help cover the costs.

Diapers, toilet paper, other consumer goods to cost more starting in June

The prices of many everyday items will start to rise beginning next month as the country’s economy eases its way out of the COVID-19 pandemic.