Oct 06 In a sign of economic resilience, U.S. employers added 336,000 jobs in September By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Friday's report from the Labor Department showed that hiring last month jumped from a 227,000 increase in August, which was revised sharply higher. Continue reading
Oct 05 Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate reaches 7.49 percent, highest level in over two decades By Alex Veiga, Associated Press The cost of financing a home surged again this week, further dimming the affordability outlook for many would-be homebuyers. Continue reading
Oct 05 Everything you need to know about the largest strikes happening in the U.S. today By Associated Press It's been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm. Continue reading
Oct 04 Health care workers kick off 3-day strike in multiple states By Stefanie Dazio, Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. Continue reading
Oct 03 Jury selection begins in trial of fallen FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Jury selection started Tuesday morning after a prosecutor revealed that the 31-year-old crypto executive was not offered any plea deals, and there were no discussions about a possible plea since his arrest last December. Continue reading
Sep 29 IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, other wealthy people By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department said in a statement Friday that 38-year-old Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C., is accused of stealing tax return information and giving it to two different news outlets between 2018 and 2020. Continue reading
Sep 29 Mexico’s president slams U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba By Associated Press President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Friday as the first of two high-level meetings between U.S. and Mexican officials got underway at the State Department in Washington. Continue reading
Sep 29 How a government shutdown could affect you By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The ripple effects would come down to how long the shutdown lasts and varying contingency plans in place at impacted agencies. Continue reading
Sep 29 Biden calls for more oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, disappointing all sides By Matthew Daly, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Biden is trying to navigate between energy companies that have pressed for greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who have urged Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change. Continue reading
Sep 29 Higher gas prices lift Fed’s preferred inflation gauge but underlying price pressures remain mild By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose in August, boosted mainly by higher gas prices. But measures of underlying inflation slowed in the latest sign that overall price pressures are still moderating. Continue reading