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The World Air Quality Index project tracks air pollution in tens of thousands of locations around the world. White Salmon, Washington, now has literally off the charts of air pollution measurements.
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Prices were higher in August, but not by levels that should have the inflation worriers overly concerned.
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This year that has seen some of the most dramatic and impactful changes to society, not just in America, but around the world. Jefferies has six surprises and six predictions from its exhaustive...
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its Producer Price Index for final demand in August, and there was no spike in the inflation report.
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Today, the worst air quality is not in India, China, Pakistan or Bangladesh. It is in the western U.S. states, where wildfires are raging.
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Home mortgage delinquencies were higher year over year in June but down slightly from May's total.
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Each week following the unemployment report, the U.S. Department of Labor releases its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary.
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Many people who live at home today will not have the financial means to buy a home later, and demand for homes at the less expensive end of the market will suffer, undermining the housing market.
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According to the New York Federal Reserve, weekly data suggests that the economic recovery already may be slowing.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its August jobs report for nonfarm payroll employment. The national figure dropped to 8.4%. The number of unemployed people dropped 2.8 million to 13.6...
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The release of jobs data for August from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed unemployment was 8.4% nationwide, another in a line of monthly improvements. The number of people out of work...
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Thursday’s sell-off in the stock market may have been profit taking in the market darlings after such massive runs, but there was already a growing fear that Friday’s unemployment report was...
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The unemployment rate in July was 10.5%, an improvement from each of the two prior months. However, the figure is still above the worst single month of The Great Recession–October 2009. According...
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Some of the changes to Americans' work lives brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have been popular. Others, not so much.
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Announced job cuts for the first eight months of this year surpass 2019's 12-month total for last year. Roughly 1.1 million of the cuts are related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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