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Author: Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Money

Powell renews Fed’s commitment to reducing unemployment to pre-pandemic level and keeping key interest rate near zero

February 10, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Comments Off on Powell renews Fed’s commitment to reducing unemployment to pre-pandemic level and keeping key interest rate near zero

Fed Chair Jerome Powell stressed the Fed’s commitment to lowering unemployment to pre-pandemic level and keeping the Fed’s key interest rate near zero.

Money

Fed keeps key interest rate near zero, maintains $120B in monthly bond purchases to hold down long-term rates

January 27, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Comments Off on Fed keeps key interest rate near zero, maintains $120B in monthly bond purchases to hold down long-term rates

Fed keeps key interest rate near zero, maintains $120B a month in bond purchases and gives no sign of tapering them

Money

US unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000 as pandemic stunts economy

January 7, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Comments Off on US unemployment claims slip to still-high 787,000 as pandemic stunts economy

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell slightly to 787,000, evidence of a job market stumbling in the face of the viral pandemic.

Money

Housing market 2019: US home prices rise at slowest pace in 6½ years

May 29, 2019 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Comments Off on Housing market 2019: US home prices rise at slowest pace in 6½ years

U.S. home prices rose 2.7%, the slowest pace in more than six years in March, a sign weaker sales are keeping a lid on housing market price increases.

Money

Home prices are rising at the slowest pace in more than 6 years

March 26, 2019 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Comments Off on Home prices are rising at the slowest pace in more than 6 years

U.S. home prices rose at their slowest pace in more than six years in January, as higher mortgage rates last year weighed on sales.

Money

American businesses added 179,000 jobs last month, survey says

December 6, 2018 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Comments Off on American businesses added 179,000 jobs last month, survey says

U.S. businesses hired new workers at a solid pace in November, adding 179,000 jobs, according to a private survey.

Headlines

‘Never seen anything like this’: Idalia deluge still wreaking havoc in Southeast. Live updates

August 31, 2023 John Bacon, Douglas Soule and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY

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August 31, 2023 Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023 Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023 Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

1 dead, 18 injured after collision between car, Greyhound bus in Maryland, police say

August 31, 2023 Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY

USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

August 31, 2023 USA TODAY

Many homeless among dead in fire in Johannesburg, South Africa

August 31, 2023 AP
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