Mario Tama | Getty Images Inflation remains steady in September, but economists predict a continued gradual decrease in price pressures in the coming months. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.7% compared to the same period last year, the same rate as in August. This latest …
Attendees arrive at the event campus on the opening day of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, providing revised growth projections for …
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) speaks at a press conference as Rep. Steve Scalise looks on following a Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The leading contenders within the Republican Party to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy as the next speaker of the House of Representatives have withdrawn from a televised …
A help wanted sign on a storefront in Ocean City, New Jersey, US, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Surveys suggest that despite cooling inflation and jobs gains, Americans remain deeply skeptical of the president’s handling of the post-pandemic economy. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation is “always …
Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center on October 06, 2023 in Vallejo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kaiser Permanente workers on Friday threatened further strikes if executives don’t meet their demands over health-care staffing and job outsourcing. More than 75,000 Kaiser workers …
Kaiser Permanente employees, joined by Union members representing the workers, walk the picket line in Los Angeles, California on October 4, 2023. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers are keeping their strike alive for a second day due to failed negotiations surrounding a short-staffing crisis within …
Ryan Ratliff, center, real estate sales associate with Re/Max Advance Realty, shows Ryan Paredes, left, and Ariadna Paredes a home for sale in Cutler Bay, Florida, on April 20, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage surged to 7.72% on Tuesday, as reported by Mortgage News Daily. …
People hold placards, as a coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions representing 75,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente start a three day strike across the United States over a new contract, in San Diego, California, U.S. October 4, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters More than 75,000 workers at the nation’s largest health-care nonprofit organization, Kaiser Permanente, …
Exhibit from court record: red 2018 Ferrari Spider. Source: U.S. DOJ A Miami federal judge has ordered the forfeiture of over $187 million in illicit proceeds from a Medicare fraud scheme, including $30 million in cash, a 2018 Ferrari Spider, and various real estate assets, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The ruling came …
Hinterhaus Productions | The Image Bank | Getty Images The job market remains strong despite gradual cooling from pandemic-era highs, according to labor economists — but workers don’t seem to share that outlook. Employee confidence fell last month to its lowest level since 2016, according to Glassdoor data. About 46% of workers reported a positive …