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Jun 03 2016
Opinion
The Jobs Report Is Not Quite as Terrible as It Looks
Well, that stunk.
The latest employment report — typically the most timely and accurate measure of the state of the business cycle — suggests that the economy is slowing. Employers added only 38,000 jobs in May, and revisions suggest that they created 59,000 fewer jobs over the previous two months than initial estimates suggested.
It is worth bearing in mind that this is noisy
New York Times (News)
Nov 29 2012
News
Applications for US jobless aid fall to 393,000
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 393,000 last week. It was the second straight drop after Superstorm Sandy had driven applications much higher earlier this month. A Labor Department analyst said the storm had little effect on the data. Applications spiked to 451,000 three weeks ago after Sandy battered the East Coast, closing businesses
Fox News Digital
Mar 10 2022
Headline Roundup
Annual Inflation Rose 7.9% in February, a 40-Year High
Inflation continued to worsen in February, as prices of energy and key consumer goods in the U.S. rose steadily.
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 7.9% compared to February 2021 and rose 0.8% from last month, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annual percentage increase is the highest since 1982. Gasoline prices rose 6.6% from January and are up
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Wall Street Journal (News) 
Aug 05 2022
Headline Roundup
US Economy's Job Additions Doubled Expectations in July
The U.S. economy added twice as many jobs in July as economists had predicted.
According to a Friday release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers added 528,000 jobs in July, doubling economists expectations and indicating that hiring remains strong despite declining GDP and rising inflation. The unemployment rate also fell from 3.6% to 3.5%; economists predicted that it would
CBS News (Online)
CNBC
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Jul 12 2021
Headline Roundup
FDA Warns Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Linked to Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome
On Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a warning to the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after data suggested the vaccine led to an increased risk of a disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome. The Washington Post reported that after 12.8 million people were inoculated, approximately 100 people developed the neurological condition, which causes the immune system to
Reuters
New York Post (News)
CNN Digital
Apr 15 2024
Headline Roundup
Tax Day Sparks Reflections on Federal Spending, Wealth Inequality
This tax day, writers across the spectrum are reflecting on America’s tax system.
From the Right: A writer in the Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) called tax day “one of the worst days of the year” where Americans must “pay the government thousands to avoid prison time.” Criticizing federal spending, the writer calls on liberals to voluntarily pay additional taxes, writing, “If
Mother Jones
The Fulcrum
Washington Examiner
Oct 19 2020
Analysis
With older poll workers sidelined, young Americans step up
The air was freezing, the sun had yet to rise, and Leo Kamin had just arrived at the church for his 6 a.m. shift – which meant he only had 15 hours to go.
Out came the tents and tables, mercifully arranged around heating lamps in the gusty parking lot. Inside, he and a team of poll workers puzzled together dividers, printers, tables, tablets, computers, and their all- important voting
Christian Science Monitor
Aug 20 2020
Headline Roundup
Jobless Claims Topped 1 Million Last Week
Approximately 1.106 million people filed for initial jobless claims last week, according to data from the Department of Labor. This rise comes after two weeks of declining numbers, in which the number of initial jobless claims fell below 1 million.
Coverage from some left-rated outlets suggested that the rise in jobless claims is a result of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and
MarketWatch
Associated Press
NBC News Digital
May 22 2021
Headline Roundup
US Daily New COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 30,000
On Thursday, daily new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. fell below 30,000 for the first time since June 2020. There were 29,128 new virus cases and 669 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. on Thursday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University; the seven-day average dropped to 27,815 on Friday, according to data compiled by The Washington Post.
Coverage from across the spectrum tended to
Washington Post
The Hill
Fox News Digital
Jul 16 2020
Headline Roundup
US, Others Accuse Russia of Attempted Hacks on Virus Vaccine Development
The U.S., Britain and Canada accused Russian hackers Thursday of attempting to pilfer research related to COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine development. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia "has nothing to do" with the alleged hacks. The accused hacking group, known as 'Cozy Bear', is reportedly linked to Russian intelligence operations; it was also accused of involvement in
Associated Press
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