Articles filed under Economy
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709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalatesNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that...
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Bidenomics: More stimulus, tougher regulation, and gridlockNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden will inherit a vulnerable economic recovery under threat from a resurgent virus, likely with a divided Congress that will hin...
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Mothers are being driven out of the workforce in drovesNov 08, 2020 5:26 am - When they met as students in Chicago, 20 years ago, Vondetta Taylor and Jennifer Anderson were all aspiration. Taylor was training to be a chef. Anderson was working tow...
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Analysis: Uber's ballot victory doesn't fix gig economy's big problemNov 07, 2020 5:20 am - Uber Technologies and Lyft won a big victory on a state ballot measure that could have threatened their businesses by changing their relationship with workers. But this ...
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U.S. service industries expand at slowest pace in five monthsNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - U.S. service industries expanded in October at the slowest pace in five months as orders and employment cooled, indicating more moderate growth in the biggest part of th...
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Uber and gig companies spend nearly $200M to knock down an employment law - and it might workNov 01, 2020 5:15 am - SAN FRANCISCO - As November's general election enters its home stretch, Uber, DoorDash and other gig economy companies are bombarding TV airwaves, social media and even ...
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Millennial Money: Picking a pandemic side gig takes hustleOct 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Side gig. Side job. Side hustle. It goes by many names and serves many purposes. For some, it's a way to keep the lights on. For others, it's an opportunity to save for ...
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Lucky enough to have a pension? Low interest rates mean it may no longer guarantee a secure retirement.Oct 25, 2020 6:17 am - The Federal Reserve has done a lot to help keep our economy afloat. It has cut interest rates to unprecedented low levels, bought trillions of dollars of corporate IOUs,...
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The risks and rewards of the covid career makeoverOct 25, 2020 6:00 am - Last March, as her final semester at Georgetown Law School was winding down, Madelle Kangha was feeling optimistic about the future. The 30-year-old would continue worki...
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How 3 women are navigating life without a safety netOct 18, 2020 6:15 am - To be a college graduate in 2019 meant that you were better off than any other class since the Great Recession. The economy was strong and unemployment numbers were at a...