Dear Quentin, My wife and I have a 7-year-old son who would normally be attending the public-school system this year. However, for a variety of reasons mostly driven by the pandemic, we decided we would homeschool our son for first grade this year. My wife is currently a stay-at-home mom …
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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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Americans grew more optimistic toward the end of September as consumer sentiment reached a six-month high, reflecting more confidence in the U..S. economy after a summer lull. The final consumer sentiment survey in September climbed to 80.4 from a preliminary reading of 78.9, the University of Michigan said Friday. It …
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U.S. stock indexes clambered toward record-high territory Tuesday morning, as upbeat economic reports helped to feed the buying momentum on Wall Street. The climb for stocks comes even as investors enter what is expected to be a seasonally challenging month for equities, following the best August returns in more than …
Read More »The Wall Street Journal: Trump says he is postponing G-7 meeting until September
President Trump said he wants to postpone the next Group of Seven nations meeting until September, and is looking to include additional countries. Mr. Trump told reporters traveling on Air Force One Saturday that he was planning to delay the meeting. He had been seeking to restore an in-person event …
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