Private equity bought America's essential services(rubbishtalk.com)
487 points by NoRagrets | 511 comments
An article on the Rubbish Talk blog examining how private equity firms have acquired essential services across the United States.
#economy on Hacker News
6 stories tagged economy, newest first.
Poland is now among the 20 largest economies(apnews.com)
949 points by surprisetalk | 753 comments
AP News article explaining how Poland grew to become one of the world's 20 largest economies since the fall of communism.
The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else(washingtonpost.com)
359 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 | 596 comments
Washington Post article on how the roughly $700 billion AI spending boom is causing shortages of electricians, components, and pricier smartphones elsewhere in the economy.
Has the decline of knowledge work begun?(nytimes.com)
351 points by pseudolus | 615 comments
New York Times article on white-collar layoffs and whether knowledge work is in decline; the page loaded only a captcha.
The Tsunami of Burnout Few See(charleshughsmith.blogspot.com)
501 points by dxs | 279 comments
Charles Hugh Smith blog post arguing that widespread burnout is being masked by play-acted solutions and narrative control.
Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen since the Great Depression(moneywise.com)
338 points by myshpa | 649 comments
Moneywise news article on rising homelessness among baby boomers, described by experts as a "silver tsunami," and the factors driving it.