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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo a "Now hiring" sign is displayed on the front door of a Staples store in Manchester, N.H. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for August. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Associated Press
October 09, 2019 - 8:21 am

US Job Openings Slip 1.7% In August As Labor Market Slows

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings fell 1.7% in August and hires edged down, bolstering views that the labor market may lose momentum as economic uncertainty and a manufacturing recession squeeze employers. The Labor Department says employers advertised 7.1 million available jobs in August, down...
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Mitch Kelly
October 09, 2019 - 6:48 am

Caesars Raising Resort Fees At 3 Properties Starting Tuesday

Resort fees have become an increasingly contentious topic in the travel and tourism industry, but the pushback against the fees isn't stopping Caesars Entertainment from raising resort fees at three of their properties.
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General Motors' Flint Assembly Plant employees line the street with picket signs during the nationwide UAW strike against General Motors on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
Associated Press
October 08, 2019 - 4:41 pm

GM Talks Hit Snag As Union Seeks Products For UAW Factories

DETROIT (AP) — Talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union hit a snag Tuesday over what the union says is a lack of commitment by GM to build new vehicles in U.S. factories. In a letter to members, union Vice President Terry Dittes wrote that the union has told GM that it doesn't...
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Mitch Kelly
October 08, 2019 - 7:40 am

Southern Nevada Home Prices Nearly At Pre-Recession Levals

Home prices aren't growing as fast as they have in recent years in the Las Vegas Valley, but a new report from the Greater Las Vegas Association Of Realtors says that the average price of a new home is near what it was before the Great Recession hit in 2008.
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FILE - In this May 10, 2019, file photo, China's Vice Premier Liu He, left is greeted by U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, second from right, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, third right, as he arrives at the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington. China's Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday that Liu is going to Washington on Thursday for talks aimed at ending the tariff war. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Associated Press
October 08, 2019 - 4:00 am

China Criticizes US Tech Curbs But Trade Talks Going Ahead

BEIJING (AP) — China demanded Washington lift newly imposed sanctions on Chinese tech companies but said Tuesday envoys will go ahead with a U.S. trip for trade talks despite the latest spike in tensions. The foreign ministry criticized the curbs on sales of U.S. technology to the Chinese companies...
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Associated Press
October 07, 2019 - 3:57 pm

Budget Office Estimates US Deficit Just Under $1 Trillion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government ran a budget deficit of just under $1 trillion in the just-closed fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The $984 billion deficit tally for 2019 came in more than $200 billion more than last year's, despite very low unemployment and continuing...
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FILE - This July 30, 2007 file photo shows an HSBC sign at a branch in London. British labor union Unite has expressed dismay over reports that the bank HSBC will slash 10,000 jobs worldwide. HSBC declined to comment Monday Oct. 7, 2019 on a Financial Times report that interim chief Noel Quinn plans to seek immediate saving across the group. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)
Associated Press
October 07, 2019 - 7:06 am

HSBC Reported To Plan 10,000 Job Cuts Globally

LONDON (AP) — British labor union Unite has expressed dismay over reports that the bank HSBC will slash 10,000 jobs worldwide. HSBC declined to comment Monday on a Financial Times report that interim chief Noel Quinn plans to seek immediate saving across the group. The newspaper described the cuts...
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FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2019, file photo specialist Anthony Rinaldi, left, and trader Patrick Casey work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 4. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Associated Press
October 04, 2019 - 2:19 pm

US Stocks Notch Solid Gains As Job Report Allays Worries

Wall Street ended a choppy week of trading with a broad rally that drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 370 points higher. The gains Friday also gave the S&P 500 index its best day in seven weeks, though the benchmark index still finished with its third straight weekly loss...
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In this Sept. 17, 2019, photo job seekers line up to speak to recruiters during an Amazon job fair in Dallas. On Friday, Oct. 4, the U.S. government issues the September jobs report. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Associated Press
October 04, 2019 - 8:58 am

Us Adds 136,000 Jobs; Unemployment Hits 3.5%

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added a modest 136,000 jobs in September, a gain that managed to help lower the unemployment rate to a new five-decade low of 3.5% but also suggested rising caution among employers. The additional hiring and the drop in the jobless rate will likely ease worries...
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FILE - In this July 24, 2019, file photo, the container ship Hansa Augsburg is shown docked at PortMiami in Miami. On Friday, Oct. 4, the Commerce Department reports on the U.S. trade gap for August. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Associated Press
October 04, 2019 - 5:33 am

US Trade Deficit Widened In August To $54.9 Billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit widened in August for the first time in three months as exports increased but imports increased more. The politically sensitive gap with China in the trade of goods narrowed. The Commerce Department says the gap between what the United buys and what it sells...
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