US applications for unemployment benefits hold steady, but continuing claims rise to 3-year high
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the ...
Jobless claims fall to lowest level in a month
Unemployment insurance claims dropped to their lowest level in a month, showing signs of health in the U.S. labor market amid ...
New US jobless claims slip, but people are remaining unemployed for longer
The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits dipped to the lowest in a month last week.
Macy’s, Big Lots join other US retailers in shut down of thousands of stores
The store closures are driven by cautious consumer spending due to inflation, higher interest rates and crushing levels of ...
New York minimum wage raised in 2024; another increase is coming
This is a win for workers and for businesses: indexing the minimum wage to inflation will help hundreds of thousands of New ...
Dollar edges up on bets of US growth, inflation
The dollar edged higher on Thursday on expectations the currency would be boosted next year by policies by the incoming ...
What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer?
Some people expected a downturn in 2022 – and again in 2023 and 2024 – due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish interest-rate ...
Car Insurance Surges In FL: Here's Why, And What You Can Do
Surging automobile insurance costs in FL and elsewhere around the country contributed to November’s annual inflation rate of ...
How Seattle, Washington minimum wage is changing in 2025
Big changes are ahead for Seattle's minimum wage in 2025, including a $3 an hour boost for tipped workers. SEATTLE — The minimum wage in Washington state and several cities, including Seattle, will go ...