US job openings fall to 8.1 million, lowest since 2021, but remain at historically high levels
U.S. job openings fell in April to the lowest level since 2021By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics WriterJune 4, 2024, 10:13...
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Pandemic Savings Are Gone: What’s Next for U.S. Consumers?
The latest estimates of overall pandemic excess savings remaining in the U.S. economy have turned negative, suggesting that American households...
April global economy wrap: Japan’s interest rate, UK recovery, Boeing woes
Every month, Mint’s Plain Facts section brings out an update on key global economic data to thread together the biggest...
US retail sales up 0.6% in February
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans picked up their spending a bit in February after pulling back the previous month. But...
Yellen says current US economic growth ‘vindicates’ Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spending
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making an election year pitch that the current state of the economy “vindicates” Democrats’ decision...
U.S. Bank fined $36 million for frozen unemployment benefits
The fifth-largest commercial bank in the country, U.S. Bank administered prepaid debit cards to distribute unemployment insurance benefits through its...
Danish EU commissioner pulls out of the race for the top job at the European Investment Bank
The European Union’s powerful antitrust chief has withdrawn as a candidate for the presidency of the European Investment BankBy JAN...
Mexican magnate’s firm says it’s too poor to pay US bondholders the tens of millions owed
The company run by Mexican TV, retail and banking magnate Ricardo Salinas Pliego says it has failed to reach agreement...
A fragile global economy is at stake as US and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit
WASHINGTON -- The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40% of...
Flight cancellations, strikes raise fears of new summer travel chaos in Europe
British Airways has canceled dozens of flights due to computer problems in a rocky kickoff to Europe's summer travel seasonBy...
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