Ticker: Almost half workers keep side hustle; Disney to layoff 7,000

Almost half of employed consumers hold a side job or have some other form of supplemental income such as selling artisan products, according to data released Monday by LendingClub Corp. in partnership with industry publication Pymnts.com. And it’s not just low-income or cash-strapped households who are turning to additional income to help pay the bills, either. Those earning $100,000 annually are more likely to have a growing supplemental income, the survey found. Overall, consumers may be amassing more than $50 billion a month in cash through extra earnings — with...