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16 Million Americans Are Receiving Unemployment Assistance as Joe Biden Takes Office
1 month ago | By Newsweek
Around 900,000 workers filed for initial jobless claims last week, the U.S. Department of Labor said.
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US jobless claims fall slightly but still remain high at 900,000
1 month ago | By Al Jazeera
Some 5.1 million Americans are continuing to receive state jobless benefits, down from 5.2 million in the previous week.
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Jobless Claims Decline To A Still-High 900,000 As Biden Inherits Battered Economy
1 month ago | By The Huffington Post
Economists expect growth to accelerate in the second half of the year once COVID-19 vaccines become more widely distributed.
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U.S. jobless claims decline to a still-high 900,000
1 month ago | By Politico
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, lowering claims to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to further job cuts in a raging pandemic.
The Labor Department's report Thursday underscored that President Joe Biden has inherited an economy that faltered this winter as virus cases spiked, cold weather restricted dining and federal rescue aid expired. The government said that 5.1 million Americans are continuing to receive state jobless benefits, down from 5.2 million in the previous week. That signals that fewer people who are out of work are finding...
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Summary List Placement Eight Senate Democrats broke from the majority and voted on Friday against the $15 minimum wage hike proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders. The vote scrapped... Read more ...
NASA's Perseverance rover just went for its first drive on Mars, then...
Summary List Placement NASA's Perseverance rover left its footprints on Mars on Thursday after going for its first drive. The jaunt proved the vehicle can make its way around... Read more ...
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema votes against $15 minimum wage with a...
Summary List Placement Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, dramatically indicated her "no" vote with a thumbs-down to the Senate clerk on a measure to raise the federal... Read more ...
Antivirus magnate John McAfee has been indicted on federal charges related...
Summary List Placement Cybersecurity mogul and former presidential candidate John McAfee is facing a variety of charges brought by the US Department of Justice, according to a... Read more ...
Trump appointee arrested over Capitol riot took a police riot shield and...
Summary List Placement A Trump appointee who has been arrested in connection with the Capitol riot fought police and used a riot shield to wedge the door to the building open... Read more ...
Staunch Big Tech critic joins White House
The move could have Apple glancing over its shoulder... What you need to know Tim Wu has joined the White House as part of the National Economic Council. Wu is known as a... Read more ...
A business owner's guide to Pa.'s next wave of COVID-19 relief grants
The aid is targeted at businesses with fewer than 300 employees that have lost at least 25% of their sales as a result of the pandemic. Read more ...
Virgin Galactic slips as billionaire chairman Chamath Palihapitya sells $211...
Summary List Placement Shares of Virgin Galactic slumped early Friday after billionaire chairman Chamath Palihapitiya sold his personal stake in the space-tourism company for... Read more ...
Strong 379,000 jobs added in hopeful sign for US economy
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a robust 379,000 jobs last month, the most since October and a sign that the economy is strengthening as confirmed viral cases drop, consumers... Read more ...
Bitcoin mining company Cipher to go public via $2 billion SPAC merger with...
Summary List Placement Newly formed bitcoin mining operation Cipher Mining Technologies announced it will go public in a merger with blank-check company Good Works Acquisition... Read more ...