US initial jobless claims fall to 8-month low to end 2024 Initial applications for US unemployment capped 2024 at an eight-month low, reflecting the relatively muted levels of job cuts in a labor market that has remained surprisingly resilient. 01/2/2025 - 10:23 am | View Link
Dow Jones Futures Rally Ahead Of Jobless Claims; Tesla Q4 Deliveries Next The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes traded higher Thursday ahead of the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims. An early winner on the stock market today was Tesla, which is set to report fourth-quarter deliveries ahead of the open. 01/2/2025 - 12:42 am | View Link
News Release This news release presents the weekly unemployment insurance (UI) claims reported by each state's unemployment insurance program offices. These claims may be used for monitoring workload volume, assessing state program operations and for assessing labor market conditions. States initially report claims directly taken by the state liable for the 01/3/2025 - 8:40 am | View Website
Initial Claims (ICSA) | FRED | St. Louis Fed Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report. Units: Number, Seasonally Adjusted. Frequency: Weekly, Ending Saturday. An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claim requests a determination of basic eligibility for the Unemployment Insurance program. 01/2/2025 - 11:57 pm | View Website
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall | Reuters Weekly jobless claims drop 9,000 to 211,000; ... Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 211,000 for the week ended Dec. 28, the lowest level since ... 01/2/2025 - 11:54 am | View Website
Weekly jobless claims fall to 233,000, less than expected, in a ... Initial jobless claims totaled a seasonally adjusted 233,000 for the week, a decline of 17,000 and lower than the Dow Jones estimate for 240,000. Initial claims for unemployment insurance... 01/2/2025 - 10:14 am | View Website
Jobless Claims Fall to 211,000, Lowest Since March The Labor Department reported Thursday that weekly jobless claims dropped by 9,000 to 211,000 for the week ending December 30, 2024. Why It Matters. 01/2/2025 - 9:52 am | View Website
ProPublica has the horrifying details of the vast underground transportation system Elon Musk's Boring Company is building in Las Vegas. It's supposed to ease congestion on and around the Strip. ProPublica describes the project as an example of “Musk’s notion of how government officials should deal with entrepreneurs: avoid lengthy reviews before building and instead impose fines later if anything goes awry.”
It’s a cautionary tale for what the guy who thinks he’s king of the world will probably try to do elsewhere in the United States.
Sam Alito admits he spoke with Yambo on the phone about an ex-law clerk a day before the orange potato asked the Supreme Court to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case. But there's nothing untoward happening here, he insists. Because Sam Alito doesn't lie or scheme! Via Rolling Stone:
Alito confirmed the news to ABC News on Wednesday.
A far-right publishing house that publishes the works of both old and new fascists is hosting a “Coronation Ball” at the Watergate Hotel to celebrate Yambo's second inauguration, featuring MAGA influencers and so-called New Right luminaries. Via HuffPost:
That the event’s title refers to Trump’s inauguration as a “coronation” — a word typically reserved for the crowning of kings and queens in monarchies — underscores the anti-democratic, authoritarian nature of the black-tie soiree.
“Celebrate the inauguration of Donald John Trump,” Passage Press tweeted Monday, the four-year anniversary of the Jan.
Rep. Brandon Gill (MAGA - TX) must have had a big old gulp of that orange Flavorade before going on air with CNN's Brianna Keilar. Gill started by complaining that Democrats weren't racist enough when the Flavorade hit:
GILL: This is a Democrat party that is more interested in advancing the interests of criminal, illegal aliens on American territory committing crimes against American citizens than they are in advancing the interests of this nation.
Above, Rhett & Link perform, The Facebook Song. It might seem like we are focusing too much on the treachery of Facebook, when the problem really is billionaires buying-in on ascendent fascism.
Futurism: Zuckerberg Announces New Measures to Increase Hate Speech on Facebook.
Wonkette: This Is The Free Speech Mark Zuckerberg Traded His Dick To Donald Trump For.
Curmedgucation: The End of the Public Cyber-Square.
Ant Farmer's Almanac: "Wait, What?
The Heritage Foundation plans to 'identify and target' editors on Wikipedia according to Forward. The Heritage Foundation is concerned Wikipedia's alleged antisemitic content. Since the extreme right-wing think tank is the organization behind Project 2025, their concerns about "antisemitic content" might not be the real reason behind the campaign against Wikipedia editors.