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Amazon nixes Prime perk that let members share free shipping. The company said its Prime Invitee program, which lets Prime members share free shipping benefits with people outside their household, is ending on Oct. 1. It’s encouraging the customers who benefited from it to get their own Prime subscriptions by offering them one for $14.99 for their first year (after that, it’s $139 annually). Amazon also encouraged current Prime members to check out Amazon Family, which lets them extend free shipping privileges, Prime Video, and other offerings to one adult, as well as teens and children, in their household.
Florida will become the first state to scrap vaccine mandates. At a press conference yesterday with Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said that every statewide vaccine requirement, including those required to attend public schools (such as immunizations against chickenpox, polio, measles, and hepatitis B), would be removed, saying, “Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery.” Public health experts criticized the move, saying that it could lead to severe outbreaks among residents and tourists. Every other state in the US still currently has vaccine mandates, with varying exemptions. Last year, the CDC released a report that found routine vaccines have saved the lives of 1.1 million children in the US and $540 billion in direct healthcare costs since 1994.
Job openings declined in July and employers remain cautious, according to new data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released last month’s JOLTs data, which tracks hiring, layoffs, and quits. The employers surveyed reported 7.2 million job openings, down from 7.4 million in June, but other key data points remained unchanged from the prior month. However, the decline in “help wanted” signs points to a softening labor market, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut decision due later this month. “This job market is frozen and it’s difficult for anyone to get a job right now,” the chief economist of the Navy Federal Credit Union said of the findings.—HVL
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