It's OK to calm down about the economy. Yes, Friday's unemployment news was bad. Yes, the NASDAQ and Dow Jones neared correction territory on Friday morning. And yes, the Sahm Rule Recession Indicator has now been triggered. Odds are, though, a recession is not imminent.  Here are three reasons why, in descending order of optimism. One, recent growth has been strong. Two, the economy has been near full employment for a while, and some kind of job growth slowdown is...

A global market meltdown continued Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 1,000 points before recovering slightly on fears the U.S. economy was weakening and a series of other concerns combined to throw investors worldwide into a panic. What Happened? The selling began Friday as labor market data for July came in well below expectations with 114,000 jobs added instead of the 175,000 or so that had been forecast. Add in some less than positive earnings news from...

Markets cratered around the world Monday. Japan’s Nikkei fell more than ever — down 12.4% while “benchmark indexes in South Korea and Taiwan were both down more than 8%,” noted the Wall Street Journal. The S&P 500 opened down “about 4% Monday, with the Nasdaq falling a larger 6%,” the Journal reported. Unless you are feeling adventurous — in which case now could be a good time to buy companies on your shopping list at a lower price — just hold on.

Bloomberg fired Jennifer Jacobs after the outlet allegedly broke an embargo on the prisoner swap that freed Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russian custody, New York Magazine’s Charlotte Klein reported Monday. Jennifer Jacobs, who was the outlet’s senior White House reporter, co-wrote the story on the prisoner swap, however, the outlet published the story before he was officially free, breaking a White House embargo, according to NYMag.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas broke with the majority of the Supreme Court on Monday in a ruling that prevented the state of Missouri from suing the state of New York over Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in May and, if there are no other delays, will be sentenced in September. Trump's trial hasn't shown to have a huge impact on his...

A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country’s biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter...

Listen, we are all aware that social media is but a carefully curated highlight reel of everyone’s best angles and biggest wins. But even knowing this, it can be almost impossible not to compare ourselves to what we see day in, day out on Instagram. Of course, many folks actively try to combat this societal norm by sharing their less-than-perfect selves. And honestly, they’re often a breath of fresh air. Recently, mom and wellness coach Ashley LeMieux decided to post her own version of this. For each totally Insta-worthy photo she took while on vacation, she also posted the “unedited, zero filtered, real life moments” that happened seconds later. Alongside images of a flattering bikini pose, a sweet daddy-daughter interaction, and a glamorous beachside date night were also images showing a little cellulite, a toddler meltdown, and the “unseen anxiety” felt during that date. In her caption, LeMieux wrote:“Just a small reminder that it’s impossible to see it all on social media. We get glimpses into other people’s stories, not the entirety…It’s easy to compare our whole life to small parts of someone else’s, and think that we must have something wrong with us. Comparison impacts our mental health so deeply, and it’s unfair to ourselves, and to each other, to think that everyone else has what we wish we had for ourselves.” See on Instagram In an interview with Good Morning America, LeMieux shared that part of her inspiration behind the post came from the women she works with everyday that “don’t feel good enough,” thank in part to comparing themselves to what’s seen on social media. "I think that when we can see other people having this real life that is similar to ours, we're like, 'OK, maybe there's not something wrong with me, or maybe it's not that my life is so different from theirs,'" she said. "We can never fully see the bigger picture, which is why I think that conversations like this are so meaningful and important, so that we can have this quick reminder of, we're all human, we all have our stuff, we just don't see the entirety of it happening all the time.”So, so, so many people commented to say how much they really needed to hear and see this. One person even admitted that “sometimes I don’t post because I feel like a fraud because my life isn’t as perfect as I would post.”Others shared their own love for the unfiltered side of social media. “I so appreciate this!! I love the unfiltered side, and am always excited to see the nitty gritty you post!! Real life is beautiful, as are you mama ❤️,” one person wrote.Another added, “The content everyone on Instagram (especially teenagers) need to see and absorb. ?”We might know that no one’s life is truly perfect, but clearly a little reminder every now and then can work wonders. Don’t let the false narrative of social media rob you of real joy.

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