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US layoffs still high, but so is skepticism on jobless data

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that layoffs remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US layoffs still high, but so is skepticism on jobless data

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that layoffs remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US layoffs still high, but so is skepticism on jobless data

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that layoffs remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US layoffs remain elevated as 840,000 seek jobless aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that job cuts remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US jobless claims likely remain high as layoffs persist

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have remained high since the viral pandemic erupted in March even while federal aid for the jobless has lapsed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Bleak outlook without stimulus: More layoffs, anemic growth

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's move Tuesday to cut off talks on another government aid package will further weaken an economy straining to recover from an epic collapse, economists say, and deepen the hardships for jobless Americans and struggling businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fed officials cited risks if Congress fails to pass more aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials expressed concern at their most-recent meeting that the U.S. economy recovery could falter if Congress failed to approve another round of pandemic relief.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US consumer borrowing fell by $7.2 billion in August

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers cut back on their borrowing in August, with credit card use dropping for a sixth straight month, reflecting caution in the midst of the pandemic-triggered recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Bleak outlook without stimulus: More layoffs, anemic growth

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's move Tuesday to cut off talks on another government aid package will further weaken an economy straining to recover from an epic collapse, economists say, and deepen the hardships for jobless Americans and struggling businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fed officials cited risks if Congress fails to pass more aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials expressed concern at their most-recent meeting that the U.S. economy recovery could falter if Congress failed to approve another round of pandemic relief.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US consumer borrowing fell by $7.2 billion in August

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers cut back on their borrowing in August, with credit card use dropping for a sixth straight month, reflecting caution in the midst of the pandemic-triggered recession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fed officials last month saw sizable risks facing economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials last month believed that while the U.S. economy was recovering faster than expected, it faced ongoing threats, including a failure by Congress to provide further rescue aid.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Fed's Powell: Lack of further stimulus imperils recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that a tentative recovery from the pandemic recession could falter unless the federal government supplies additional economic support.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US trade deficit up to $67.1 billion in August, 14-year high

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit rose in August to the highest level in 14 years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

IMF head says global economy facing long climb to recovery

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy has started on a long climb to stronger growth with prospects looking a little better than four months ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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