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Stock market today: Stocks slip and bond yields jump following…

Posted by June 7, 2024

NEW YORK -- Stocks slipped and Treasury yields rose sharply Friday after the government released a jobs report whose headline numbers came in hotter than expect

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Is the US job market beginning to weaken? Friday’s employment…

Posted by June 6, 2024

WASHINGTON -- Tentative signs have emerged that the U.S. economy is cooling in a way that would be welcomed by the Federal Reserve's inflation fighters: Compani

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US employers added a robust 272,000 jobs in May, a…

Posted by June 6, 2024

WASHINGTON -- America’s employers added a vigorous 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in the ec

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Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed ahead of key…

Posted by June 6, 2024

HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mixed Friday after a steady Thursday on Wall Street as markets anticipated the key U.S. jobs data that will be revealed later in

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Online marketplace eBay to drop American Express, citing fees, and…

Posted by June 5, 2024

NEW YORK -- Online marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees” a

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Abrupt shutdown of financial middleman Synapse has frozen thousands of…

Posted by May 22, 2024

NEW YORK -- The bank accounts of tens of thousands of U.S. businesses and consumers have been frozen in the aftermath of the abrupt shutdown and bankruptcy of f

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Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve…

Posted by May 20, 2024

WASHINGTON -- As president, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on foreign steel, which hurt Clips & Clamps Industries, a Michigan auto supplier — raising i

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A jury awards $9 million to a player who sued…

Posted by May 7, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A tennis player was awarded $9 million in damages by a jury in federal court in Florida after accusing the U.S. Tennis Association of failing t

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Biden has rebuilt the refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What…

Posted by May 5, 2024

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A church volunteer stood at an apartment door, beckoning inside a Congolese family for their first look at where they would live in America.

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US employers scaled back hiring in April. How that could…

Posted by May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON -- The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rate

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US employers scaled back hiring in April but still added…

Posted by May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON -- The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rate

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Number of Americans applying for jobless claims remains historically low

Posted by May 2, 2024

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and remains historically low as the labor market continues to show resiliency

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