Articles filed under Economy
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U.S. jobless claims rise by 23,000 to 230,000Jan 13, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November, but still low by historic standards....
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US inflation soared 7% in past year, the most since 1982Jan 12, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation jumped in December at its fastest year-over-year pace in nearly four decades, surging 7% and raising costs for consumers, offsetting recent w...
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How College of DuPage aids local economic developmentDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - The critical role that community colleges have always played in regional economic development continues to increase. According to the recent Illinois Community College E...
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US consumer inflation up 6.8% in past year, most since 1982Dec 10, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.8% in November compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, energy, housing and other items left American...
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Survey: Americans with medical debt more worried about cost than healthDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - A new survey from Discover Personal Loans revealed 58% of Americans took steps to address an unexpected expense since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the...
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Democrats end deadlock, U.S. House approves $1 trillion infrastructure billNov 05, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between ...
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The end of student loan forbearance will be tougher on womenOct 17, 2021 6:00 am - Before the pandemic, wage disparities already made it tougher for working women to pay off student loans than men. Now, after a second year of juggling increased caregiv...
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Editorial: At 50, Woodfield remains the gamble that paid offSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - In 1971, then-Schaumburg Mayor Robert Atcher took a trip to London, stopping in to see one of its city planners. The planner, he claimed, greeted him with "How's Woodfie...
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Pay for your kid's college? 3 times to think twiceAug 29, 2021 6:00 am - The debate over student loan debt often neglects a significant group: parents. About 1 in every 3 dollars the federal government lent for undergraduate education last ye...
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Kimberly Palmer: How to bounce back when your income dropsAug 29, 2021 6:00 am - Losing income is never easy, but it's become increasingly common over the last year and a half: According to the Pew Research Center, 44 percent of U.S. adults say their...