Tag: Employment figures
This Week: Construction spending, Uber earns, jobs report
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
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Powell’s high-stakes bet: More jobs but only mild inflation
WASHINGTON — With employers hiring, consumers spending and companies raising some prices, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is embarking on a high-stakes gamble.
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AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Biden’s joint address to Congress
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress and the Republican response....
German unemployment steady in April despite lockdown
BERLIN — Unemployment in Germany remained steady in April, according to official figures Thursday, as pandemic lockdown measures in Europe’s largest economy appeared not...
Even as economy heats up, Fed to stick with near-zero rates
WASHINGTON — Hiring is accelerating as Americans increasingly venture out to shop, eat at restaurants and travel, and inflation pressures are even picking up...
Businesses scramble for help as would-be workers stay home
NEW YORK — It looks like something to celebrate: small businesses posting “Help Wanted” signs as the economy edges toward normalcy. Yet, instead of...
Vote near on Indiana budget with schools boost, vaping tax
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana public school and teachers groups are cheering the education funding increase included in the new state budget plan that’s poised for...
Vote near on Indiana budget with schools boost, vaping tax
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana public school and teachers groups are cheering the education funding increase included in the new state budget plan that’s poised for...
AP FACT CHECK: Biden hails record job growth, skips caveats
WASHINGTON — Taking a page from his predecessor's boastful ways, President Joe Biden is claiming credit for two months of record job creation as...
Feds charge 3 more in massive California unemployment fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged three Southern California women with using prison inmates' names to bilk a state...