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May 16 2024
News
Spirit Aero to Cut Jobs at Key Factory on Jet Delivery Slowdown
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. plans to lay off about 450 workers at its main campus in Wichita, Kansas, as it grapples with mounting losses and a slowdown in deliveries to Boeing Co.
The slow pace of commercial aircraft deliveries “compels a reduction to our workforce,” Spirit spokesman Joe Buccino said in an emailed statement. The company plans to notify affected employees in the
BloombergMay 16 2024
News
Bernanke and Blanchard Say Central Banks Need Cooler Job Markets
Central bankers in the last mile of their battle against inflation still need labor markets to cool, though the impact on unemployment may vary across countries.
That’s according to a new analysis by former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and former International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Olivier Blanchard , who undertook the research for the Peterson Institute for International
BloombergMay 10 2024
News
Mike Johnson spills the tea on the toughest job in DC
House Speaker Mike Johnson was riding high this week after a push to oust him led by ultra-conservative provocateur Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) failed by a miserable margin of 359-43. Which was the perfect time for an interview. Just hours after the vote, POLITICO’s Ryan Lizza and Rachael Bade sat down with Johnson in the speaker’s suite for a free-wheeling conversation about surviving the
PoliticoApr 29 2024
News
Mounting Evidence Is Pointing To A Nightmare Scenario For The US Economy
The U.S. economy is showing signs of stagflation as growth slumps down and prices continue to surge for average Americans, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
U.S. annual economic growth measured just 1.6% in the first quarter of 2024, following a report of persistently high inflation in March of 3.5% year-over-year. The combination of both low growth and high inflation, in
The Daily CallerMay 13 2024
News
Milwaukee area economy 'stagnate' during first quarter of 2024, business group says
The greater Milwaukee area economy has been stagnate in the past several months, according to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area of Commerce's most recent analysis. "The current economic environment in the metro area might best be characterized as stagnant with many critical indicators, particularly employment and manufacturing either flat or declining,” said Bret Mayborne, MMAC vice president of
Milwaukee Journal SentinelApr 24 2024
Opinion
FTC Ban on Noncompetes Is a Victory for the US Economy
It’s easy to understand why the US Chamber of Commerce is so upset about the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to ban noncompete agreements. The problem for businesses is not that they will lose trade secrets or valuable investments in workers to competitors. It’s that they just lost bargaining power to workers — and that’s exactly what the FTC intended.
BloombergMay 09 2024
News
LAURA INGRAHAM: This is a 'papered over political hit job'
Fox News host Laura Ingraham says the New York criminal case against former President Trump is a "farce" Thursday on " ." LAURA INGRAHAM: They're trying to prove that must have directed the Michael Cohen payments, because he knew every detail of what was happening in the Oval Office. Is that what they're saying? Well, one problem: For years we've heard from the media and Democrats – they've
Fox News (Online News)May 06 2024
News
Why it's hard to find job that pays a living wage in St. George
Note: Share of the U.S. labor force that is functionally unemployed (seeking but unable to find a full-time job, is unemployed or is employed in a position earning less than a living wage); Data: Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity; Chart: Axios Visuals St. George, Utah, has one of highest true unemployment rates in the nation, according to data first shared with Axios. Why it
AxiosMay 15 2024
News
Texas Universities Cut Hundreds Of Jobs And Programs Related To DEI Initiatives
Universities in Texas say they have eliminated hundreds of jobs and programs from their related college campuses to comply with the state’s ban on DEI programs and initiatives According to AP, the head of the University of Texas Systems announced the school had cut 300 full- and part-time positions and more than 600 programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion training. “You may not
News OneApr 28 2024
News
Youngkin Rips The State Of America’s Economy Under Biden
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin ripped President Joe Biden during an interview over the weekend about the state of America’s economy, saying that the economy was performing the opposite of the way that it should. Youngkin made the remarks from Germany during a Sunday interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” while discussing the importance of his state deepening its ties with
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