Posts by Anna Roberts
Anna Roberts is a freelance journalist pursuing a master's degree at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Her work can be seen at NY City News Service and City Limits.
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Food Service Workers Could Make Up the Next Middle Class
By Anna Roberts Through an executive action earlier this month, President Obama overhauled the overtime pay threshold, potentially propelling low-wage workers into the middle class. The new regulation, in conjunction […]
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5 Things to Watch in the Consumer Price Index March Report
By Anna Roberts The Consumer Price Index, published monthly by the Labor Department, is released tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Economists predict a solid uptick in the headline rate, as well […]
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Apple’s Market Monopoly Discourages Users From Replacing Broken Phone Parts
By Anna Roberts In an office building wedged between Lids and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. in Times Square, on the 20th floor, is the Device Shop. At […]
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Continuously Plummeting Gas Costs Disguise Increasing Overall Consumer Prices
By Anna Roberts Consumer prices dipped in February– largely due to dwindling gas prices– however important elements like housing costs and medical expenses rose healthily last month, indicating that inflation […]
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Consumer prices dormant this January in early sign of future inflation growth
By, Anna Roberts Consumer prices lay dormant this January, remaining unchanged since December signaling that an increase in inflation rates is not far off, as a stagnant figure is preferable to the […]