Winter Olympics opening ceremony takes place in Beijing
Olympic war games: Vladimir Putin appears to NAP as the Ukrainian team walks out at Winter opening ceremony while Xi Jinping gets a one-minute ovation as he presides over games … Read More
Month: February 2022
Stocks tumbled as unexpected gains shocked investors, who hoped a sour economic situation would keep the Fed from raising rates as quickly as it had suggested
Lots of workers are getting raises, but for many, the pay hikes won’t buy them more at the grocery store or car dealership. In fact, wages are behind where they were when the pandemic … Read More
Austria signs into law strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate
Austria’s sweeping measures will see those without a vaccine certificate or an exemption potentially slapped with initial fines of 600 euros ($680). Checks to see if the mandate is being … Read More
US backs rare flower habitat amid Nevada lithium mine fight
RENO, Nev. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating critical habitat for a Nevada wildflower it plans to list as endangered amid a conflict over a mine … Read More
US employers shrug off omicron, add 467,000 jobs in January
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a burst of 467,000 jobs in January despite a wave of omicron inflections that sickened millions of workers, kept many consumers at home and left … Read More
America adds 467,000 positions in January
The economy added 467,000 jobs last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday, significantly better than most economists had expected. The unemployment rate rose to 4%, the first increase … Read More
CNN reporter breaks down key data from jobs report
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: … Read More
These are the only workers really seeing higher wages
Inflation-adjusted wages, which have been falling steadily since mid-2020, are 1.2% below where they were in December 2019, according to an analysis of Employment Cost Index quarterly data by Jason … Read More
Judge says post-Brexit N Ireland border checks must continue
A judge has suspended an order by Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister to halt border checks on goods from the rest of the U.K. that were imposed under the Brexit agreement … Read More
Charrissa Brown murder investigation: Victim, 36, once killed man by pushing him in front of a tram
EXCLUSIVE: Woman, 36, who was ‘raped and murdered’ in Bury ‘halfway house’ had just been released from jail after serving five years for pushing a man under the wheels of … Read More
