US home sales rebound slightly in February U.S. home sales picked up slightly in February but remain sluggish due to tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather. More
Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves. More
Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
U.S. applications for jobless claims fall to 201,000, lowest level in nearly a year U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last ... The four-week average of claims, which evens out the week-to-week ups and downs, fell by 10,250 ... 01/8/2025 - 1:43 am | View Link
Jobless claims fall to lowest level in 8 months to end 2024 New jobless claims filed the week ending Dec. 28 numbered 211,000, down 9,000 from the previous week’s level. Economic forecasters were expecting an increase of around 5,000 to 225,000. 01/2/2025 - 1:50 am | View Link
Mortgage Rates Soar To 6.97%, Applications Crash, Jobless Claims Fall: Thursday's Economic Data Mortgage rates hit 6.97%, the highest in ... Continuing claims, which track those already receiving unemployment benefits, also dipped to 1.844 million, the lowest level since late September ... 01/1/2025 - 8:25 pm | View Link
Jobless claims jump to two-month high in a cautionary sign, but holidays may be to blame The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose by 17,000 to 242,000 in the week that ended Dec. 7, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. That’s the highest level since mid-October. Economists ... 12/28/2024 - 12:54 am | View Link
Jobless claims fall to lowest level in a month Unemployment insurance claims ... the highest share since January 2022, the Labor Department reported Thursday. More than 1.9 million job seekers are now insured, the highest level since November ... 12/26/2024 - 3:17 am | View Link
Getty Images; Istock; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIDrinking alcohol impacts everyone a little differently. Musculature, water, genes, tobacco use, and other factors change an individual's risk equation. Here's how alcohol affects a person's body, from a first sip to potential long-term fallout. This Dry January, the US Surgeon General is warning that the cancer risks of drinking rival smoking and obesity.
President-elect Donald Trump, seen here in 2020, has promised to rollout a series of executive orders once he returns to the Oval Office. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty ImagesDonald Trump has laid out an ambitious day-one agenda filled with executive orders. He could soon issue one of the most sweeping pardons in history, raise tariffs, and begin mass deportations.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the launch of Edits, a CapCut rival. David M. Benett via Getty ImagesInstagram announced a new video-editing app called Edits as TikTok and CapCut face US restrictions. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the tool, which will be released on March 13, on Sunday. Edits will offer video editing tools and analytics, Mosseri said.
Champagne sales slumped in 2024. Ricardo Mendoza Garbayo/Getty ImagesThe global exports of Champagne fell 9.2% in 2024, with 271.4 million bottles shipped out from France. Consumers are just not in the mood for celebration, the chief of the French Champagne producers association said. It said that global political and economic crises have dulled the festivities.
"The Video Tab has arrived. LFG," X CEO Linda Yaccarino said in a post on the platform on Sunday. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesElon Musk's X is introducing a dedicated video tab for users in the US. The new feature comes amid the turmoil surrounding the ban on rival platform TikTok.
Russian soldiers fired a 2S7M Malka self-propelled cannon in an undisclosed location in July 2024. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via APUkrainian strikes have forced Russia to reduce its ammo usage, Oleksandr Syrskyi said. The Ukrainian commander in chief said Russian shell usage has "practically halved" for months. Ukraine has been hitting ammo depots, oil facilities, and factories deep inside Russia for months.