Jobs report today: Employers added 175,000 jobs in April, unemployment rises to 3.9% U.S. payroll growth slowed substantially in April as employers added 175,000 jobs amid high interest rates and stubborn inflation, while average pay increases fell to a three-year low. The ... 05/3/2024 - 8:51 am | View Link
FTSE 100: London closes higher and Wall Street rallies after soft job report The FTSE 100 and European stocks closed higher on Friday amid hopes that the cooldown in the US labour market will embolden the US Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates. 05/3/2024 - 4:39 am | View Link
Employers added 175,000 jobs in April, marking a slowdown in hiring U.S. unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9% in April, continuing a stretch of remaining under 4% for 27 months. 05/3/2024 - 4:22 am | View Link
Employers added 175,000 jobs in April, as labor market growth slows The booming labor market is expected to extend a remarkable milestone in April, matching the last longest period of low unemployment on record. 05/2/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Why is the economy so strong? New hires are spending more and upgrading their lifestyles U.S. employers added a booming 303,000 jobs in March and an average of 276,000 the first three months of the year, up from an average of 251,000 in 2023. Job growth has been expected to slow this ... 04/17/2024 - 11:25 pm | View Link
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While many are out preordering the brand-new iPad Air this week, the previous generation is on sale at Amazon for a significantly reduced price.
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Last year, I called the Google Pixel 7a a “great potential swan-song” for Google’s budget Pixel A-series line of phones. I couldn’t have been more wrong about the “swan-song” part, though, because I’ve been using a Pixel 8a for the past several days. That’s fine, though, because Google’s track record of making really good $500 Android handsets has remained consistent over the years, and is unchanged in 2024.
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