Average hourly earnings rose by 0.2 percent, the same rate as in April. Over the last 12 months, earnings have risen by a solid 3.1 percent. The Takeaway The latest report was a disappointing showing that will stoke fears the economy is softening as the Trump administration’s trade war with China and potentially Mexico escalates. […]
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U.S. productivity grew at a strong 3.4% rate in the January-March quarter, the best showing in more than four years, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It was an encouraging sign that productivity may finally be improving after a long stretch of weakness. The first quarter gain was more than double the 1.3% increase in the
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Niels Hoegel liked to bring about cardiac arrests in his patients by injecting them with overdoses of heart medication and other drugs because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them. Sometimes he succeeded in bringing them back, but in at least 87 cases they died, making him what is believed to be
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Image copyright Getty Images Beyonce’s publicist has asked the star’s fans not to “spew hate in her name” after they forced a woman off Instagram for a perceived slight against the artist. Nicole Curran, the wife of the owner of basketball team Golden State Warriors, has been targeted with abuse after she was seen watching
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Image copyright Getty Images The US economy created far fewer jobs than expected last month and wages also rose less than forecast. Some 75,000 jobs were created in May rather than the 185,000 expected by analysts, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. The dollar dropped as markets assumed that the slower-than-expected job growth meant a
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The Latest on the sunken tour boat in Hungary’s capital (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Hungarian police say the confirmed death toll from the Danube River tour boat that collided with a large cruise ship grew to 11 after they recovered another body. The remains of a South Korean man were found Tuesday about 58
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Sounds positive. Only, YouTube also showed this past week that it struggles to live by its rules. It came to light that Steven Crowder, a popular conservative commentator on YouTube, had repeatedly insulted Carlos Maza, a journalist from Vox, using racial and sexual slurs. Initially YouTube said Mr. Crowder’s comments did not break its rules.
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The Latest on Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara is on the ice for pregame warmups. Matt Grzelcyk is not and will miss Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues. Chara took a puck to the face in Game
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The city of Preston has introduced new ways of making itself more prosperous. Council leader Matthew Brown, says the “Preston model” aims to bring more democracy and make the local economy more resilient. Using a range of policies, including encouraging local procurement by the city’s big players and the development of worker owned cooperatives, Preston
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“It’s a great tool,” Ms. Gehringer said of the account. While ABLE programs offer investments like mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, most also offer traditional interest-bearing savings accounts and checking accounts with debit cards that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. That gives people who are uncomfortable with putting their money at risk
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