Unemployment Journal

Edit

AP Trending SummaryBrief at 1:08 p.m. EDT

The Berkshire Eagle 25 Sep 2023

Why the US job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemployment ... Grim forecasts from economists had predicted that as the Federal Reserve jacked up its benchmark rate ever higher, consumers and businesses would curb spending, companies would slash jobs and unemployment would spike as high as 7%.

Edit

AP Trending SummaryBrief at 1:20 p.m. EDT

The Berkshire Eagle 25 Sep 2023

Why the US job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemployment ... Grim forecasts from economists had predicted that as the Federal Reserve jacked up its benchmark rate ever higher, consumers and businesses would curb spending, companies would slash jobs and unemployment would spike as high as 7%.

Edit

Traders and investors see opportunity in high-stakes ‘musical chairs’ of Chinese stocks, Stocktwits says

Market Watch 21 Sep 2023

Despite the opacity of China’s economy, small-cap Chinese stocks continue to attract attention, according to Stocktwits, a social platform for investors and traders ... Related ... Related ... Related ... Last month officials in China said they would stop reporting youth unemployment data after months of spiraling increases, the Wall Street Journal reported ... .

Edit

China's list of disappearing leaders continues to grow

Beijing News 21 Sep 2023

Hong Kong, September 21 (ANI) ... Speculation about the fate of Defense Minister Li Shangfu took on a new luster when US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel cheekily tweeted that the"unemployment rate" in the Chinese government was very high. On 15 September, The Wall Street Journal reported that Li had been removed from his post ... On the other hand, Lyle J.

Edit

Stock market today: Wall Street falls after the Federal Reserve warns rates may stay higher ...

Bennington Banner 20 Sep 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it may not cut interest rates next year by as much as it earlier thought, regardless of how much Wall Street wants it ... It's back to where it was in 2007 ... Support our journalism ... “The Fed is projecting it will hit its unemployment rate and inflation targets in 2026,” he said ... X.

Edit

Selling newspapers is a job I love. Changing times, news consumption create new challenges

Springfield News-Leader 18 Sep 2023

“Have you signed up for the Springfield News-Leader this semester?” ... I had already signed up for the Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor, so I might as well get local news ... Ten years later, I was an unemployed college graduate with a journalism degree. Nobody was hiring in 2008 ... Rick Scott of Florida for the Wall Street Journal ...

Edit

UK Wages Outstrip Inflation, Despite Signs of Loosening Labor Market -- Update

Market Watch 12 Sep 2023

wage growth held steady in the three months to July at a record level, outstripping inflation and offering the Bank of England further evidence of the persistence of rising wages, even as rising unemployment presents signs of a looser labor market ... The reading matched a forecast by a Wall Street Journal poll of economists.

Edit

What are they hiding? State agency quotes high fees to bog down records requests

Las Vegas Review-Journal 08 Sep 2023

Since the pandemic’s onset, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has regularly received complaints from people who couldn’t get their unemployment insurance checks, were victims of fraudulent claims or received unexpected over-payment notices from the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

Edit

Stock market today: Asian shares weaken while Japan reports economy grew less than expected

Bennington Banner 08 Sep 2023

Shares fell Friday in Asia after Japan reported its economy grew less than earlier estimated in the last quarter. Oil prices declined, while U.S. futures edged higher ... Hong Kong's markets were closed due to a tropical storm ... It rose 0.2% to 34,500.73 ... workers applied for unemployment benefits last week than expected. Support our journalism ... → ... ....

Edit