Almost as soon as the novel coronavirus reached the U.S. in 2020, the unemployment rate surged to highs not seen since the Great Depression. Since then, the job market has recovered considerably and there are more jobs now than there are people willing to take them – about 4.3 million more to be exact. In this new reality, job seekers […]
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Russia is the least trusted country in the world by its own citizens. This is the conclusion of a major new piece of research about how much people trust their governments, media, and business, among other things. The research raises a much broader issue than trust of government by a country’s citizens. What, or who, do people trust? Their families, […]
Read moreMonthly fee to increase to £25 as chain faces rising cost of milk, coffee beans and staff pay Last modified on Wed 2 Feb 2022 11.11 EST Pret a Manger is increasing the price of its coffee subscription service by 25% as the cost of milk, coffee beans and staff pay goes up. The coffee shop chain said the monthly […]
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In the midst of third wave of COVID-19, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has come up with an impactful Budget which is balanced, fiscally prudent and growth-oriented, the USA India Chamber of Commerce has said. President of the Boston-based USA India Chamber of Commerce (USAIC) Karun Rishi, however, said it is a matter of concern that the budget lacks tangible measures […]
Read moreFox Business Flash top headlines for February 3 Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Sneaker giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court on Thursday for selling unauthorized images of Nike shoes, marking the latest lawsuit over digital assets known as non-fungible tokens. Ticker Security Last Change Change % NKE NIKE INC. 145.31 -3.40 -2.29% Nike said […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Actor-producer Kit Harington (Game of Thrones, Gunpowder) has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. Harington broke out in 2011 in the starring role of Jon Snow on HBO’s critically-acclaimed, Emmy winning fantasy series, Game of Thrones, based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series by George R. R. Martin. Over the course of the […]
Read moreFox Business Flash top headlines for February 3 Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. DETROIT – Ford Motor Co ended 2021 with $36 billion in cash, a crop of hot-selling new electric vehicles and a bullish forecast for revenue and profit growth this year, but that was not enough for investors. Ford shares dipped as much as 5% in after-hours […]
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America currently has an odd mix between unemployment and people quitting their jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the jobless rate shrank to 3.9% in December 2021, as the economy added 199,000 jobs. While job growth is relatively strong nationwide, Boise City, Idaho, has the fastest job growth in America. However, 4.5 million people quit or changed their […]
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Less than a week after a photo surfaced of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Magic Johnson maskless at SoFi Stadium, County Supervisor Katheryn Barger has ratcheted up the pressure on health officials to modify L.A.’s strict mask mandate for outdoor mega-events before the Super Bowl kicks off there on February 13. After the mayor was spotted maskless at the […]
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