Tag: Leading economic indicators
Report: Money key to reverse pandemic losses for poor
UNITED NATIONS — More than 60 international agencies are calling for immediate financing to put gains for developing countries back on track after the...
Nebraska unemployment rate ticks down for February
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s unemployment dropped slightly last month to 3.1%, down 0.1 percentage point from January and marking the third-lowest rate in the...
EXPLAINER: What’s a SPAC, the latest craze on Wall Street?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WeWork will finally go public this year, allowing investors to buy and sell its shares. But not through a traditional IPO.
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ThredUp’s shares pop on stock market debut
NEW YORK — Shares of ThredUp rose 30% in their stock market debut Friday, reflecting investor enthusiasm for the online marketplace for second-hand fashion...
Recharged: Energy seen as big winner after disastrous 2020
Energy companies spent the first quarter of 2021 recharging from a draining year. Wall Street expects that growth to continue as energy companies and...
GameStop weighing stock offering to fund transformation
GameStop is considering selling some of its shares, a move that would enable the video-game retailer to capitalize on the massive surge in its...
UK jobs market shows further resilience during lockdown
LONDON — Britain's jobs market showed further resilience in February even though the country has been in one of the world's most stringent lockdowns,...
Survey: Business economists favor increased federal spending
WASHINGTON — A majority of business economists think the recovering economy will benefit from much more government spending despite concerns in financial markets that...
A very happy anniversary for the stock market
NEW YORK — It was one year ago that the terrifying free fall for the stock market suddenly ended, ushering in one of its...
What to do if you are a victim of unemployment fraud
Unemployment fraud in the U.S. has reached dramatic levels during the pandemic — the Labor Department inspector general’s office estimates that more than $63...