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There may not yet be a hiring recession happening again, but small businesses are tempering some of their hiring and rehiring as the new wave of COVID-19 cases increases the odds of another shutdown.
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Unlike many Election Days of the past, the weather across America will not, with a few small exceptions, affect the ability of people to vote.
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Serious implications arise from governmental shutdowns. The success or failure of an outcome may come down simply to how it affects most people.
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Manufacturing activity in the United States saw an increase in activity in October, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
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The world's population continues to soar, although the places of most rapid growth have changed considerably since the middle of the 20th century.
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More than 30 U.S. Senate seats are being contested, but these four incumbents are so far ahead in the polls that they are almost certain to be reelected.
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The media is full of maps of the electoral landscape. Some of the states are considered safe for one candidate or the other, but the battleground states have a large number of electoral votes.
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The third-quarter GDP report could have been the biggest bit of good news this month. With a hotly contested election next week, and with the stimulus talks having died, this report seems to have...
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More than 30 U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs, and control of the Senate with them. But these five Senators are virtually guaranteed reelection, based on recent polls.
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Once a year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration puts out its winter forecast for the United States. For winter 2020–2021, the predictions include temperature, precipitation and...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has released several reports all at once covering the Texas region. Included in the reports were the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey, the Texas Service Sector...
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Holiday parties at three-quarters of U.S. companies have been canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey by Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago showed that September's economic activity growth rate did stay positive, but there was a significant slowing compared with August.
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These are the 20 people and couples who have given the most to federal candidates in the current election cycle.
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24/7 Wall St. reviewed violent crime rates in the 295 U.S. cities tracked by the FBI to determine the 25 most dangerous cities in America. The most dangerous city had nearly 2,000 violent crimes for...
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