Hiring stayed strong in October as employers added 261,000 jobs despite high inflation , rising interest rates and growing recession fears .The unemployment rate rose from 3.5% to 3.7%, the Labor Department said Friday.Economists had estimated that 190,000 jobs were added last month.The actual gain was the smallest since December 2020.Yet in another sign of…
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– The unemployment rate rose from 3.5% to 3.7%, the Labor Department Friday. – Economists had estimated that 190,000 jobs were added last month. – Employers added 261,000 jobs despite Inflation high, Inflation rising And growing Fears of recession. Hiring stayed strong in October as employers added 261,000 jobs despite high inflation, rising interest rates…
Selena Gomez details struggles with bipolar disorder and psychosis in her 20s: “It started to get really dark” – CBS News
Selena Gomez has been open about her physical and mental health journeys.And this week, she’s opening up more than ever before, with a deep interview with Rolling Stone and the release of her new Apple TV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me.” Ahead of Friday’s release of her documentary, Rolling Stone published an interview…
Judge agrees to appoint monitor for Trump Organization assets
A state judge Thursday granted a request by the New York attorney general for an order appointing a monitor to oversee the finances of the Trump Organization, and prohibited any proposed transfers of substantial assets without prior notice to the court, the AG and the monitor, while a state lawsuit against the company moves forward.…
Wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas
Workers with the water district in Wenden, Arizona, saw something remarkable last year as they slowly lowered a camera into the drought-stricken town’s well: The water was moving. But the aquifer which sits below the small desert town in the southwestern part of the state is not a river; it’s a massive, underground reservoir which…
Reports: Twitter set to lay off roughly half its staff
Twitter is about to start laying off employees, as its new billionaire owner Elon Musk moves quickly after his big takeover to make the messaging platform financially sound. A company-wide email seen by Agence-France Presse says Twitter employees will receive word on their fate via email at the start of business Friday, California time. It…
Here’s how to know if you need a tax pro
The end of the year is rapidly approaching, meaning tax time is around the corner.Maybe this time, you want someone to help you. I recently was a panelist on Yahoo Finance’s series, Financing Your Future, along with Kathy Pickering, chief tax officer at H&R Block, Dan Geltrude, a tax accountant and founder of Geltrude &…
In Md., Black people poised to occupy four critical positions of power
Only two Black people — Deval Patrick in Massachusetts and L.Douglas Wilder in Virginia — have been elected governor in American history.Now, Maryland voters are poised to elect a third, Democrat Wes Moore , after resoundingly rejecting Black statewide candidates for decades — except as junior partners to White men.Polls show Moore, a former chief…
Herschel Walker’s ex-Cowboys teammates speak out on his Senate run
Herschel Walker is locked in a heated race for a U.S.Senate seat, but the football legend is also bound to an essential rule when catching up with former Dallas Cowboys teammate Jim Jeffcoat.“We’ve made an agreement: Don’t talk about politics,” Jeffcoat told USA TODAY Sports.“We talk about our lives.” Given the controversy and drama that…
Scholz urges Xi to wield influence to prevent Putin escalation in Ukraine
Enlarge this image Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.Kay Nietfeld/Pool/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kay Nietfeld/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. Kay…