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The unemployment rate in August was near a four decade low at 3.7%. It is, at this point in time, the culmination of one of the most profound, rapid changes in the job rates in recent memory. Prior...
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The U.S. jobless rate went on a wild roller coaster ride at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The unemployment rate in February 2020 was near a four decade low at 3.5%. That surged to 14.7% in...
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The two primary government measures of inflation both signaled that prices continue to rise sharply. The Consumer Price Index posted an 8.3% increase year over previous year in August. It rose .1%...
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High inflation puts the European Central Bank in a position to consider raising key interest rates again to bring the inflation rate back to its target of 2%.
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The most recent prediction of a recession next year comes from the new CEO of FedEx, which is an economic indicator unto itself.
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Taxpayers in Missouri may get some monetary help before the end of the year if a new proposal is approved.
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Social Security recipients may get a big raise this year. A decade from now, that may not be possible.
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A tax rebate is coming soon for 3 million taxpayers in Virginia.
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A recent analysis reveals that this African nation has the highest rate of inflation in the world.
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The coldest place in the world now is in Antarctica, where the temperature is minus 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
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The current hottest place in the world is in Kuwait, where the temperature is 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Illinois has started to send income and property tax rebates to eligible taxpayers.
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One of the most analyzed parts of the federal government’s effort to support Americans financially is how long Social Security will be able to pay 100% of expected benefits. While numbers vary, the...
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There has been the most modest of hopes recently that inflation’s march upward might slow. Most of this is due to the drop in oil and gas, which may be temporary, based on, among other things, a...
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Among the most contested subjects across many economists, business leaders, and politicians is whether America will enter a recession, perhaps at the start of 2023. Another, perhaps a modest group...
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