A restaurant displays a “Now Hiring” sign amid the coronavirus pandemic in Arlington, Virginia. Companies are still hiring more workers, but not as fast as they were during the summer. olivier douliery/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The numbers: Job openings in the U.S. rose slightly in September and layoffs declined, but hiring …
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A pedestrian wears a mask as she walks past EU, Greek and Byzantium flags in central Athens on November 3, 2020. louisa gouliamaki/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Investors now pay Greece for the privilege of owning its debt, an incredible turnaround from its securities being the source of global financial instability a …
Read More »The Fed: Hedge-fund selling was not ‘primary driver’ of Treasury market turmoil, Fed study says
A man wearing a face mask takes a selfie at the Charging Bull statue. angela weiss/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Hedge funds were not the primary villains of the turmoil in the Treasury market as the grip of the coronavirus intensified in March, according to a Federal Reserve report released Monday. While …
Read More »: Airline stocks blast off after upbeat news on potential COVID-19 vaccine
ROSEMONT, IL – SEPTEMBER 3: An American Airlines jet is seen in the air preparing to land September 3, 2004 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in Rosemont, Illinois. American Airlines announced December 10, 2004 that they will be raising domestic airfares $ 10 for round-trip and $ 5 for one-way …
Read More »Key Words: Alex Trebek’s biggest money mistake, and his advice for navigating the next crash in the stock market
Alex Trebek Getty Images “ ‘Crashes are a golden opportunity to make money, because the American economy is always solid enough to rebound.’ ” That’s Alex Trebek, the beloved longtime host of “Jeopardy!” who died on Sunday at the age of 80, opening up about his approach to money and …
Read More »: New U.S. coronavirus cases top 126,000 for second straight day
A previous version misstated the time span of the 57% increase in average cases; it was since two weeks ago. A medical staff member treats a patient suffering from COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston on Oct. 31. Getty Images The U.S. has …
Read More »The Margin: How Trump lawyer Giuliani’s Four Seasons press conference ended up at a garden center on Philadelphia’s outskirts
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a press conference held in the rear parking lot of a landscaping company in Philadelphia on Saturday. Getty Images Some are suspecting a total goof-up by President Donald Trump’s campaign team after lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, ended …
Read More »What a Joe Biden presidency means for taxes, health care, housing, student debt — and another COVID-19 stimulus package
Joe Biden was projected Saturday to become the nation’s next president, according to the Associated Press, after campaigning on an ambitious domestic agenda he hopes will improve voters’ finances and invigorate an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Tax hikes for the rich, broadened health care coverage and student loan …
Read More »Joe Biden’s pandemic plan — mandatory face masks, paid sick leave, restore Obamacare and free COVID-19 tests
Joe Biden has one critical task ahead of him: COVID-19. The former vice president will become the 46th president of the United States after 20 electoral votes from his native state of Pennsylvania will push him over the finish line of 270 electoral votes, giving Biden a total of 273 …
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