U.S. gun sales in the first five months of 2021 surged 26% to 19,188,494. This makes it among the largest figures since sales were first recorded in 1998. The increase is part of a trend. Sales of guns in the United States rose 40% last year to 39,695,315. That represents the high water mark in annual gun sales since the […]

Job creation disappointed again in May, with nonfarm payrolls up what normally would be considered a solid 559,000 but still short of lofty expectations, the Labor Department reported Friday. Payrolls were expected to increase by 671,000, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1%, which was better than […]

The Labor Department will release its May jobs report Friday morning, offering a fresh look at a labor market in which millions remain out of work but many employers say they are having trouble finding applicants. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect the May report to show that employers added 650,000 jobs last month — more than twice the disappointing tally […]

(Reuters) – Global money market funds attracted heavy investment flows in the week to June 2, as investors were cautious about the likelihood of global central banks tapering their monetary stimulus policies amid a rise in inflation levels.FILE PHOTO: A Specialist trader watches his chart while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 8, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan […]

A member of the Koch family, one of the most influential power brokers in American politics, donated to a crowdfunding campaign that peddled misinformation about the presidential election well after such claims had been debunked, according to data provided to USA TODAY by a whistleblower site. Bridget Rooney Koch, Bill Koch’s wife of 16 years, anonymously donated $500 on Dec. […]

New car registrations soared by 674% in May compared with the same month last year, when the UK was in the midst of a strict lockdown and showrooms were shut. But compared to May 2019, before the pandemic struck, new registrations are down by 14.7%, and 13.2% on the 10-year May average, according to data from the Society of Motor […]

Japan will deliver to Taiwan on Friday 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for free, more than doubling the amount of shots the island has received to date. Taiwan is battling a spike in domestic infections and has vaccinated only around 3% of its population. Japan has contracted to procure more than 300 million doses of coronavirus vaccines from […]

Shortage, shmortage. Like New Zealand’s auto industry, which had record sales in May, the smartphone market has rebounded – and then some. In the first quarter of last year smartphone sales dived as lockdowns hit, closing stores and more punters diverted funds to upgrading laptops and monitors as the workforce scattered to home offices. But the smartphone market has rebounded […]

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