#Feds to slap accuracy warning on US jobless claim reports

#Feds to slap accuracy warning on US jobless claim reports

“#Feds to slap accuracy warning on US jobless claim reports” The US Department of Labor will add an accuracy warning to its weekly unemployment reports after a federal watchdog found flaws in how the figures were reported. The agency’s closely watched reports have equated the number of weeks for which Americans claimed unemployment benefits with…

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#S&P Global to buy data provider IHS Market for  billion

#S&P Global to buy data provider IHS Market for $44 billion

“#S&P Global to buy data provider IHS Market for $44 billion” S&P Global has agreed to buy rival financial data provider IHS Markit for $44 billion in the largest merger deal of the year, the companies announced Monday. The massive all-stock tie-up will create a powerful player in the competitive financial information market by uniting…

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#778,000 workers seek unemployment aid

#778,000 workers seek unemployment aid

“#778,000 workers seek unemployment aid” Some 778,000 American workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as a surge in coronavirus infections kept the labor market’s recovery under pressure, the feds said Wednesday. The latest initial jobless claims reported by the US Department of Labor brought the seasonally adjusted total for the COVID-19 pandemic to about…

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#Federal Reserve fights Treasury move to end COVID-19 programs

#Federal Reserve fights Treasury move to end COVID-19 programs

“#Federal Reserve fights Treasury move to end COVID-19 programs” The Trump administration plans to pull the plug on five loan programs that supported the economy during the coronavirus crisis — prompting a rare objection from the Federal Reserve. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his department won’t renew the emergency programs — which shored up the…

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#US retail sales hit a wall amid coronavirus surge

#US retail sales hit a wall amid coronavirus surge

“#US retail sales hit a wall amid coronavirus surge” The recovery in US retail sales slowed last month as consumers confronted a surge in coronavirus infections and a lack of government aid to see them through the pandemic. Retailers’ total sales rose just 0.3 percent to about $553 billion in October following September’s 1.6 percent…

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#Deutsche Bank proposes tax on people working from home

#Deutsche Bank proposes tax on people working from home

“#Deutsche Bank proposes tax on people working from home” White-collar staff reaping the financial benefits of working from home should be taxed to help other workers who aren’t getting the same advantages, experts at Deutsche Bank said in a new report. In its report on how to rebuild the economy after COVID-19, the bank proposed…

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