Economic Indicators9 hours ago (May 28, 2020 07:45PM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk at an office building at a business district in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate rose and the availability of jobs fell in April, government data showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate […]
South Korea’s April factory output shrinks most since 2008
Economic Indicators9 hours ago (May 28, 2020 07:25PM ET) SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory output shrank at its sharpest pace in more than 11 years in April, official data showed on Friday, as a spike in the number of coronavirus infections and lockdown measures across the world decimated global […]
Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Is Purely for Show
After Twitter applied a fact-checking label to a pair of the president’s tweets for the first time ever this week, Donald Trump vowed revenge. “Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH, and I, as President, will not allow it to happen!” he declared on–where else–Twitter. “Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms […]
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop, but economic recovery still elusive
2/2 (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Jersey 2/2 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell for an eighth straight week last week, likely as some people returned to work, but claims remained at astonishingly high […]
White House to skip expected mid-year economic projections: Washington Post
Economic Indicators4 hours ago (May 28, 2020 10:45AM ET) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will not release updated economic projections this summer, including one for the federal deficit, in a break with a long-standing practice, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the move. The […]
U.S. weekly jobless claims still elevated; core capital goods orders fall
2/2 (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Jersey 2/2 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell for an eighth straight week last week, likely as some people returned to work, but claims remained at astonishingly high […]
U.S. retail traffic jumped over Memorial Day weekend: cellphone data
Economic Indicators5 hours ago (May 28, 2020 10:25AM ET) (C) Reuters. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New Jersey By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the photos from beach and lake resorts made clear, many Americans dropped their guard over a temperate Memorial Day weekend, set aside coronavirus fears, […]
U.S. core capital goods orders, shipments tumble in April
Economic Indicators6 hours ago (May 28, 2020 09:15AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods tumbled in April and shipments declined, bolstering expectations that the novel coronavirus crisis will […]
Brazil unemployment rises to 12.6%, working population plummets
Economic Indicators6 hours ago (May 28, 2020 09:10AM ET) (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rio de Janeiro By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s unemployment rate rose to its highest level in just over a year due to the coronavirus crisis, official figures showed […]
Covid-19 Creates Long, Anxious Waits for Fertility Treatments
Rachel Shapiro, a Manhattan-based fertility coach who gives advice to women seeking these treatments, said that these discrepancies heighten an already existing “us versus them mentality.” Shapiro says that for women who have difficulty conceiving, there are constant hurdles to overcome and many are filled with health anxiety that is […]