Why are Consumers So Glum? Inflation and High Rates
The recession that economists predicted has never materialized. Unemployment has been under 4 percent for more than two years, a low more characteristic of the go-go 1960s than modern times. But although consumer sentiment, as measured by the University of Michigan’s monthly survey, is improving,…#federalreserves #treasury #lawrencesummers #federalreserve #kimblanton #bostoncollege (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children of Flint Water Crisis Make Change as Environmental and Health Activists
(FLINT, Mich.) — Their childhood memories are still vivid: warnings against drinking or cooking with tap water, enduring long lines for cases of water, washing from buckets filled with heated, bottled water. And for some, stomach aches, skin rashes and hair loss.
Ten years ago in Flint — April 25, 2014 — city and state environmental officials raised celebratory glasses as the mayor pressed a button to stop the flow of Lake Huron water supplied by Detroit for almost half a century. That set in motion a lead and bacteria public health crisis from which the city has not fully recovered.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TAMMY WEBBER / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change News Source Type: news
My fianc é and I are planning our wedding, but he's unemployed, and we're in debt. We've had to get creative
None Last October, my fiancé was laid off and he has been unemployed ever since, so we are now in debt. • None We decided to keep planning our wedding, so I've used my tax refund to pay for deposits. • None We are eloping in the mountains and trying to remind ourselves it isn't about the wedding.…#collin #southcarolina #charleston #kelseyherbers #linkedin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Frederick Celani, Who Made a Career as a Con Man, Dies at 75
Frederick Celani was more than a decade into a rollicking, relentless career as a con man when he bamboozled city officials and employees in Springfield, Ill., into believing that he would make the city the hub of an overnight package delivery service. It was 1983. Unemployment was high in…#frederickcelani #springfield #champagne (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weekly Jobless Claims Unchanged; Remain at Low Level
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance filed during the week ended Saturday (April 13) was unchanged from the previous week’s revised figure of 212,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000, the Department of Labor (DOL) said in a Thursday (April 18) press release.…#departmentoflabor #dol #federalreserve #surveysofconsumers #joannehsu #newjersey #iowa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China ’s Youth Unemployment Level Remains Steady in March
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rising unemployment points to worrying signs for UK economy
The government has patted itself on the back in recent years for presiding over a period of low unemployment, but underneath the latest headline figures there are concerning trends. First among the worrying signs is an increase in the number of working age people leaving the labour market because…#nhs #tonywilson #charliemccurdy #resolutionfoundation (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Job Promises for Unemployed Doctors After Kwazulu-Natal Protest
[Daily Maverick] KwaZulu-Natal's doctors seeking job posts received some hope when the provincial health department finally relented and committed to advertising new posts. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Labour South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Chinese Unemployment Rate Actual 5.2% (Forecast 5.2%, Previous 5.300%)
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Summers: Inflation Reached 18% In 2022 Using The Government ’s Previous Formula
Numerous commentators—especially those defending President Biden’s economic record—have puzzled over why Americans are sour about the state of the U.S. economy. Unemployment rates have returned to pre-pandemic lows, commentators correctly point out, and the official rate of inflation is declining.…#harvard #treasury #larrysummers #bls #marijnbolhuis #juddcramer #karlschulz #robertgillingham #bolhuisetal #federalreserves (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why the unemployment gap for Black and white workers persists
The economy added more than 303,000 jobs for the month of March, bringing the unemployment rate back down to 3.8%. Broken down further, the unemployment rate for white workers stood at 3.4%. For Black workers, that rate is higher at 6.4%. The unemployment gap between Black and white workers has…#davidbrancaccio #valeriewilson #wilson #blacks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jobless claims retreat again to 211,000 in another sign of labor-market strength
New unemployment filings are extremely low (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
BMA demands government review into GP unemployment crisis
The BMA has called for a government review to investigate why practices can ’t afford to hire GPs, leaving thousands without enough work. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 10, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
The Relentless Cost of Chronic Diseases
At first, my legs buckled. Then I started nearly fainting and was struck by fierce jaw, neck, and back pain—six unhappy faces-worth on the scale. Just as quickly, as one tends to do, I created narratives to explain these sudden symptoms. That one glass of wine had done me in. The steamy weather led my knees to wobble. It was the aftermath of a concussion I got after I fell in a hole in the sidewalk. It was from when I hurt my neck when I was thrown down on a subway platform by a man with low spatial awareness and somewhere to be.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alissa Quart Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
The'misery index' often predicts who'll win the White House
Joe Biden looks set to battle Donald Trump for a second time in November. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The "misery index" adds up the rates of unemployment and inflation. In the past, it's been a good indicator of whether a president will be reelected. But there are signs the gauge may now be…#donaldtrump #paulkrugman #mohamedelerian #mainstreet #bidenomics #arthurokun #federalreserve #geraldford #watergate #gallup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
