Articles filed under Economy
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U.S. unemployment claims drop by 24,000 to 209,000, another sign of labor market resiliencyNov 22, 2023 12:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE: The Associated Press is publishing an updated visual analysis of the Oct. 17 explosion at Gaza's Al-Ahli Hospital. The AP initially assessed that the ...
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Biden signs a bill averting a government shutdown for now, with Israel and Ukraine aid still stalledNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans ov...
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U.S. applications for jobless claims rise as labor market begins to show some signs of coolingNov 16, 2023 12:00 am - More Americans filed for jobless claims last week and while the labor market remains broadly healthy, there are growing signs that it may finally be cooling. Application...
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Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report saysNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - To meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), nine major Asian economies must increase the share of ...
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Economy has lost momentum during a tough year, EU commission says and warns of risk from MideastNov 15, 2023 12:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - The European Union's executive commission lowered growth its expectations for this year and next, saying the economy "has lost momentum" as inflatio...
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U.S. consumer inflation eased in October as cheaper gas slowed overall price increasesNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Inflation in the United States slowed last month in a sign that the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes are continuing to cool the consumer price spikes t...
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What's pushing inflation down? More goods, workers and housingNov 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Long past its painful peak, inflation in the United States may be heading steadily back toward its pre-pandemic levels, without the need for further interes...
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Is your Nicor bill going up by $9 a month? The ICC decides ThursdayNov 12, 2023 10:00 pm - Residents across 37 counties that include the suburbs will learn Thursday if Nicor Gas rates will spike by an average of $111 annually. The Illinois Commerce Commission ...
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Law and order and the economy are focus of the British government's King's SpeechNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain's Conservative government set out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and promises of elusive economic growth at the g...
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Manzo: The real story on who moves out of, into, and stays in IllinoisNov 05, 2023 4:00 am - Reports of Illinois' population decline have been greatly exaggerated. For years, the media and people in Springfield have used faulty "population estimates" to suggest ...