The number of weekly applications for jobless aid has fallen steadily this year from about 900,000 in January.
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Britney Spears tells judge: ‘I want my life back’
Speaking in open court for the first time in the case, the pop star condemns her father and others in charge of the conservatorship that controls her life and money.
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Stocks end listless day on Wall Street mixed as calm returns
Markets have calmed notably since the Federal Reserve surprised investors last week by saying it could start raising short-term interest rates by late 2023, earlier than expected.
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Mortgage overseer structure unconstitutional, Supreme Court says
The ruling paves the way for President Biden to remove Mark Calabria, who was nominated to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency in 2019 by then-President Donald Trump.
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House panel pushes legislation targeting Big Tech’s power
Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple deny abusing their dominant position and assert that improper intervention in the market through legislation would hurt small businesses and consumers.
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Inflation poses new challenge for pandemic-weary businesses
Surging demand from consumers for a wide range of products has driven up prices for finished goods as well as raw materials, supplies and equipment.
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Big U.S. banks tell employees: Return to the office vaccinated
Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan reflect a banking-industry culture that prizes in-person meetings to carve out deals.
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Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation, donates another $4.1 billion
Buffett, 90, has begun stepping away from his leadership role at Berkshire Hathaway, as well as positions on other corporate boards.
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The Wrap: A festival of cheese coming to Pittsfield
Restaurants open – and reopen
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As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets
Airlines and unions for flight attendants and pilots sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Monday urging ‘that more be done to deter egregious behavior.’