The bottom line

■ The labor participation rate for women ages 25 to 54 reached a record high 77.5 percent in April, surpassing a peak reached in 2000, according to U.S. data going back to the 1940s. Participation among women 55 and older has been stuck near pandemic-era lows. Bloomberg

■ The average price per gallon of regular gasoline was $3.53 in May, compared with $4.60 a year ago. It was about $2.75 in May 2019. Axios

■ Solar investments are expected to attract more than $1 billion a day in 2023, overtaking investments in oil production for the first time, according to the International Energy Agency. Total global investment in energy is slated to hit roughly $2.8 trillion in 2023, with more than $1.7 trillion of that going into clean energy technologies. CNBC.com

■ A record $279 million award was given by the SEC last month to the whistleblower who exposed a bribery scandal involving the telecom company Ericsson. The company settled with U.S. authorities for $1.1 billion in 2019.

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■ Consulting company McKinsey estimates that by 2025 the market for collectibles, from cars to purses, will grow to $47 billion a year, up from $15 billion in 2022. Bloomberg Businessweek

■ The box office is beginning to catch up to pre-pandemic levels. Theater-released films generated $1.8 billion during the first three months of this year, about 25 percent less than the same period in 2019. Last year’s box office reached $7.5 billion, up 64 percent from the paltry $4.58 billion in ticket sales seen in 2021. CNBC.com