Jeff Kearns
U.S. jobless claims declined to fresh post-1969 low last week
NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest in almost five decades, indicating a tight job market, Labor...
U.S. trade gap widens most since 2015; Record China deficit
NEW YORK - The United States trade deficit widened in July by the most in three years and the gap with China hit a record...
U.S. consumer spending, inflation rose in July; Incomes cooled
NEW YORK - United States consumer spending extended gains into July and inflation rose to a six-year high, reflecting economic strength that should keep...
U.S. second-quarter growth revised up to 4.2% on software, trade
NEW YORK - The United States economy expanded in the second quarter at a slightly faster pace than previously estimated on revisions to imports and...
Jobless claims fall for third week in tight U.S. labor market
NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits fell for a third week and remain near the lowest in almost five decades, indicating...
Share of U.S. small businesses with job openings matches record
NEW YORK - Hiring qualified people in a tightening labor market is getting to be an even bigger headache for smaller United States companies,...
Does college pay? Almost always yes, San Francisco Fed says
WASHINGTON - School still pays. The cost of earning a college degree pays off with consistently higher lifetime earnings, according to the Federal Reserve...
Brown shortens ban on fraternity accused of rogue partying
WASHINGTON - Brown University reduced its penalty against a fraternity accused of plying women with liquor and date-rape drugs, saying a laboratory test was...
Fed reviews bank supervision as Senate committee begins hearings
WASHINGTON - On the eve of a Senate hearing today into whether the Federal Reserve has been “captured” by the institutions it is supposed...
Yellen: Labor market ‘yet to fully recover’
JACKSON HOLE – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday she still isn’t satisfied with the U.S. labor market. Deciding when she is won’t...
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