wage (adj)
7.11.21
“I come back to inflation and margins being something that could really create a pause with stocks,” said Larry Cordisco, co-lead portfolio manager of the Osterweis Growth & Income Fund. “Certainly if there’s wage inflation that starts to take hold, I think that is going to get people’s attention.”
—Karen Langley, "Earnings Kick Off With Sky-High Forecasts, Record Stock Market," 11 Jul. 2021 {5:30 AM ET}
“I come back to inflation and margins being something that could really create a pause with stocks,” said Larry Cordisco, co-lead portfolio manager of the Osterweis Growth & Income Fund. “Certainly if there’s wage inflation that starts to take hold, I think that is going to get people’s attention.”
—Karen Langley, "Earnings Kick Off With Sky-High Forecasts, Record Stock Market," 11 Jul. 2021 {5:30 AM ET}
11.10.20
“We’ve been pretty clear for a while now that we are not against a conversation on the minimum wage,” [McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski] said. “We work in 120 markets around the world with wage rates all over the place, everywhere from $20 to less than that.”
—Jordan Williams, "McDonald's CEO: 'We need a stimulus measure, I think that is very clear,'" 10 Nov. 2020 {12:05 PM EST}
“We’ve been pretty clear for a while now that we are not against a conversation on the minimum wage,” [McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski] said. “We work in 120 markets around the world with wage rates all over the place, everywhere from $20 to less than that.”
—Jordan Williams, "McDonald's CEO: 'We need a stimulus measure, I think that is very clear,'" 10 Nov. 2020 {12:05 PM EST}
5.1.20
“Right now, low-wage workers hit hardest by the economic impact of the pandemic need their paychecks to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads,” Persis Yu, director of the NCLC, said in a statement.
—J. Edward Moreno, "DeVos sued for seizing student borrowers' paychecks," 1 May 2020 {10:59 AM EDT}
“Right now, low-wage workers hit hardest by the economic impact of the pandemic need their paychecks to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads,” Persis Yu, director of the NCLC, said in a statement.
—J. Edward Moreno, "DeVos sued for seizing student borrowers' paychecks," 1 May 2020 {10:59 AM EDT}
3.25.20
Not only that, but some respects of the economy never fully recovered from the 2007-2009 recession. The percentage of people involuntarily working part-time is higher, as is the share of people unemployed for more than six months. Furthermore, wage growth never kept pace with the most recent expansion.
—Niv Elis, "Economists fear downturn will be worse than Great Recession," 25 Mar. 2020 {6:00 AM EDT}
Not only that, but some respects of the economy never fully recovered from the 2007-2009 recession. The percentage of people involuntarily working part-time is higher, as is the share of people unemployed for more than six months. Furthermore, wage growth never kept pace with the most recent expansion.
—Niv Elis, "Economists fear downturn will be worse than Great Recession," 25 Mar. 2020 {6:00 AM EDT}
low-wage workers *