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Biden urges port operators to increase wages after 45,000 workers…

Posted by October 1, 2024

Joe Biden has urged port operators to give workers a “meaningful increase” in pay after tens of thousands went on strike, prompting some of the busiest port

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Job Growth Moderates Slightly for U.S. Small Businesses in September

Posted by October 1, 2024

The national Paychex Small Business Jobs Index moderated slightly in September (99.84) but has averaged 100.31 so far in 2024, representing modest employment gr

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US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market…

Posted by October 1, 2024

WASHINGTON -- U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience.The Labor Department reported Tuesday that

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Wall Street today: US equities slip ahead of job openings…

Posted by October 1, 2024

US equities slipped on Tuesday ahead of job openings data and a report on the manufacturing sector.As of 10:10 am Eastern time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average

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Live updates: Port workers strike begins across the East and…

Posted by October 1, 2024

Longshoremen chant as they circle the entrance at Bayport Terminal on Tuesday, Oct

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Massive port strike begins across America’s East Coast, threatening shortages…

Posted by October 1, 2024

New York CNN  —  Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Associatio

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Bank of America sees strong jobs report Friday reigniting stock…

Posted by September 30, 2024

Another pivotal U.S. jobs report this week will determine the market's direction, and Bank of America strategists think it is likely to push stocks to more reco

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Stock market today: US futures point to downbeat start to…

Posted by September 30, 2024

US stock futures tipped lower on Monday, but were still set for a monthly win as investors waited to hear Jerome Powell speak in the run-up to the crucial month

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Kamala Harris’s economic policy slate more popular than Trump’s –…

Posted by September 30, 2024

Kamala Harris’s economic policies proved far more popular than Donald Trump’s plans in a blind test of their proposals.Four of the top five most popular pro

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A critical labor report meets a stock market at record…

Posted by September 29, 2024

Stocks drifted higher over the past week, with the S&P 500 (^GSPC) notching several record closes as investors digested more signs of cooling inflation amid

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Are immigrants taking jobs from ‘native’ U.S. workers? Here’s what…

Posted by September 28, 2024

The first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is shown on television at the Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana,

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Pennsylvania steel workers, wooed by Harris and Trump, remain skeptical

Posted by September 28, 2024

The Monongahela River winds through the tight Mon Valley south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, creating a main artery in the nation’s industrial heart, where the

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