What Seattle's tech layoffs mean for the region ‘It's not as if Andy Jassy, the Amazon CEO, is waving his wand from the Day 1 tower to do this and might realize tomorrow, as Elon Musk did in Twitter's case, that he made a big mistake.’ -Todd Bishop Kim Malcolm
U.S. fines airlines $7.5 million and they must refund customers for canceled flights Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced action against six airlines but only one is a U.S. carrier; the others are foreign. "It's too little and too late," one consumer advocate says. David Schaper
Job market 'exceptionally tight' as NW tech workers face layoffs, hiring freezes Some of the biggest names in the tech industry are either laying off employers, or implementing hiring freezes for hundreds of workers in the Northwest. Tom Banse
After decades of neglect, Jackson's Black business district is coming back to life Some cities are investing to revitalize their Black business districts. In Jackson, Mississippi, Farish Street has unique challenges as old and new business try to bring commerce back. Shalina Chatlani
Could an equation do a better job at setting a target interest rate than the Fed? The Federal Reserve meets regularly and sets a target interest rate to keep inflation low and jobs high. But what if an equation could do all the work — and even do a better job? Darian Woods
FTX crypto exchange, billions of dollars low and under DOJ scrutiny, seeks bankruptcy FTX had agreed earlier this week to sell itself to bigger rival Binance after experiencing the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank run. The Department of Justice and the SEC are investigating. The Associated Press
Inflation cools in October and stocks rally on signs the pain of high prices may ease Consumer prices in October were up 7.7% from a year ago. That's a slower pace of inflation than September's rate of 8.2%. And price hikes between September and October were smaller than expected. Scott Horsley
Seattle tech giants freeze hiring After explosive pandemic growth, tech companies are retrenching. Including Amazon. The company announced a hiring freeze for its corporate workforce last week. New York Times Technology Correspondent Karen Weise explains. Vaughan Jones
How the $2 billion Powerball jackpot winner should protect their newfound wealth Winning the lottery is a dream to many. But if you were to possess a winning lottery ticket in reality, experts say there are a number of things you should do to protect yourself. Jonathan Franklin
How Bangladesh went from an economic miracle to needing IMF help Millions emerged from poverty in recent decades. But now, rising fuel prices, weak exports and scant remittances are sabotaging growth, and Bangladesh asked the IMF for $4.5 billion in loans. Lauren Frayer
