Unemployment

It was the second time this week the S&P 500 registered a new best close and the Dow surpassed its previous closing.

The bill would make it easier for Americans to sue employers over pay discrimination.

Americans receiving a fresh round of pandemic relief cheques and COVID vaccines injected big pep in the economy’s step.

The Fed has recently taken steps to incorporate risks from climate change into its oversight of the US financial system.

Lee Jae-kap says the government will need to help workers move to new economic sectors and raise women’s participation.

The US Federal Reserve chairman expressed concern about an ‘uneven’ US and global recovery at an IMF debate on Thursday.

The US Department of Labor said Thursday that applications for benefits increased by 16,000 from 728,000 a week earlier.

Both the IMF managing director and World Bank president warned of growing global economic inequality on Wednesday.

‘As one bookseller said to me, ‘It says COVID on the death certificate, but the underlying condition was Amazon.”

The US Treasury secretary says a global minimum corporate tax rate will ensure firms pay up, but critics voice concerns.

Spain has allocated money for a three-year experiment to compensate businesses that choose a shortened week.

Biden’s $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan aims to update the United States’ physical and technological infrastructure.

The reopening of businesses with higher capacity limits have helped firms rehire, and consumer confidence is high.

New claims for state unemployment benefits in the US rose by 61,000 for the week ending March 27.