Categories Economy
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Employers added 206,000 jobs in June, as sturdy labor market gradually cools
July 8, 2024
The economy added 206,000 jobs last month, according to fresh government data, but unemployment inched above 4% for the first time in
Categories Economy
Laid off from a nearly six-figure job, this 61-year-old is driving for delivery apps: ‘I don’t get a day off’
July 8, 2024
This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles highlighting the financial realities of everyday Americans. Becky Melvin can usually
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A lack of child care is keeping this 43-year-old mother of four out of the workforce
July 8, 2024
This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles highlighting the financial realities of everyday Americans. Stefanie Longenecker would love
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The pool party’s over as Americans ease up on backyard upgrades
July 8, 2024
Americans will be splashing around this summer in the backyard pools they’ve already got, but not splashing out as much on new
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The partisan gap in views of American greatness
July 4, 2024
America, we are often told, is less a country than an idea. That idea can be nebulous in its formulation, but it
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett is charting her own path on the bench
July 4, 2024
The dissent was biting, accusing the Supreme Court’s conservative majority of “feeble” and “cherry-picked” arguments that inaccurately downplayed the Environmental Protection Agency’s