Norway's Windfall

Norway is profiting embarrassingly from war in Europe
https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/09/08/norway-is-profiting-embarrassingly-from-war-in-europe 

Economists in Silicon Valley

Big Tech is Hiring Economists from Elite Grad Schools
https://www.economist.com/business/2022/09/07/why-economists-are-flocking-to-silicon-valley
 
Athey, Susan, and Michael Luca. 2019. "Economists (and Economics) in Tech Companies." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 33 (1): 209-30.
https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/jep.33.1.209

Health and Lifestyle

How sitting all day can cause health problems — even if you exercise
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/09/14/meet-active-couch-potato-how-sitting-all-day-can-erase-workout/

Plastic Might Be Making You Obese
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/plastic-might-be-making-you-obese/2022/09/11/73c0f132-31d2-11ed-a0d6-415299bfebd5_story.html
Scientists are exploring how chemicals found in packaging and other everyday products boost production of fatty tissues.

State of the US Job Market

In New York City, Pandemic Job Losses Linger
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/nyregion/nyc-covid-job-losses.html
Who Are America’s Missing Workers?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/business/economy/labor-participation-covid.html
 
It’s White-Collar Jobs That Are at Risk in the Next Recession
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-13/tech-layoffs-2022-portend-white-collar-recession
Industries such as tech, finance, and real estate are poised to see the biggest layoffs in a downturn.
 
Starbucks Shares Shift in Strategy, to Automation and Expansion
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/business/starbucks-reinvention-strategy-employees.html 

The Supply Chain Broke. Robots Are Supposed to Help Fix It.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/business/robots-automation-supply-chain.html 

Goldman Sachs to kick off Wall Street layoff season with hundreds of job cuts this month
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/12/goldman-sachs-to-kick-off-wall-street-layoff-season-with-hundreds-of-job-cuts-this-month.html

State of the US Economy

How Is the Economy Doing?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/13/business/economy/us-economy.html 

Inflation Remains Stubbornly High

Rising food and housing costs kept inflation high in August
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/13/inflation-cpi-august-fed/
Related:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-inflation-august-2022-consumer-price-index-11663017630
 
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - BLS
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf 

US Labor Force Participation - Will 'Missing Workers' Return?

Who Are America’s Missing Workers?
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/business/economy/labor-participation-covid.html
The labor market appears hot, but the share of people who are either working or actively looking for a job still hasn’t quite recovered.