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2 days ago | 
bloomberg.com | Jarrell Dillard |Nazmul Ahasan
There’s a growing gap between what low-income families earn and what it actually costs to live in the US, according to a new study that says headline measures of inflation fail to capture the burden on these households. The report by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity compares Americans’ incomes to a Minimal Quality of Life Index, a metric that accounts for essential living expenses and other needs for well-being.
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2 days ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Jarrell Dillard |Nazmul Ahasan
There’s a growing gap between what low-income families earn and what it actually costs to live in the US, according to a new study that says headline measures of inflation fail to capture the burden on these households. The report by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity compares Americans’ incomes to a Minimal Quality of Life Index, a metric that accounts for essential living expenses and other needs for well-being.
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1 week ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Ted Mann |Shawn Donnan |Nazmul Ahasan
In city halls and state capitols across the US, officials are readying for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s aggressive cost-cutting campaign to land on their doorsteps. State and local governments — in both Republican and Democratic strongholds — rely on federal dollars for the infrastructure investments, social programs and other projects that undergird their economies.
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1 week ago | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Ted Mann |Shawn Donnan |Nazmul Ahasan
In city halls and state capitols across the US, officials are readying for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s aggressive cost-cutting campaign to land on their doorsteps. State and local governments — in both Republican and Democratic strongholds — rely on federal dollars for the infrastructure investments, social programs and other projects that undergird their economies.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Ted Mann |Shawn Donnan |Nazmul Ahasan
A stretch of Moorland Road in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. An upcoming phase of construction on the interstate connector is caught up in uncertainty, as much of the funding was expected to come from the federal government. (Bloomberg) -- In city halls and state capitols across the US, officials are readying for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s aggressive cost-cutting campaign to land on their doorsteps.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberglinea.com | Nazmul Ahasan |Allison Joyce
Bloomberg — Las solicitudes de subsidios de desempleo en EE.UU. aumentaron al nivel más alto desde febrero durante la semana que siguió a la Semana Santa y al receso de primavera en las escuelas públicas de Nueva York. Las solicitudes iniciales aumentaron en 18.000 hasta 241.000 en la semana que finalizó el 26 de abril, según los datos del Departamento de Trabajo publicados el jueves. La previsión mediana en una encuesta de Bloomberg entre economistas preveía 223.000 solicitudes.
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1 week ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Nazmul Ahasan
Applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest level since February during the week that followed Easter and spring recess at New York City public schools. Initial claims increased by 18,000 to 241,000 in the week ended April 26, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 223,000 applications. Before adjusting for seasonal factors, initial claims increased about 12,900 last week.
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1 week ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Nazmul Ahasan
Applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest level since February during the week that followed Easter and spring recess at New York City public schools. Initial claims increased by 18,000 to 241,000 in the week ended April 26, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for 223,000 applications. Before adjusting for seasonal factors, initial claims increased about 12,900 last week.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Nazmul Ahasan
Attendees at a job and resource fair in Fletcher, North Carolina. Photographer: Allison Joyce/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Applications for US unemployment benefits rose to the highest level since February during the week that followed Easter and spring recess at New York City public schools. Initial claims increased by 18,000 to 241,000 in the week ended April 26, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberglinea.com | Nazmul Ahasan |David Morris
Bloomberg — La confianza del consumidor en EE.UU. cayó en abril a su nivel más bajo en casi cinco años, reflejando un creciente pesimismo sobre las perspectivas de la economía y el mercado laboral debido a los aranceles. El índice de confianza del consumidor del Conference Board descendió casi 8 puntos hasta 86, el nivel más débil desde mayo de 2020, según datos publicados este martes. Se trata de la quinta caída mensual consecutiva, la racha más prolongada desde 2008.
