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Why cooling US inflation matters as oil prices jump after Iran strikes

US inflation cooled in June despite rising oil prices after Iran strikes (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

us news

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 07:47 pm IST

Lori Chavez-Deremer: 5 things on husband, family as Labor Secretary resigns

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has stepped down from her position.

us news

Published on Apr 21, 2026 04:02 am IST

Wealth managers say billionaire parents are worried their kids won't have jobs

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us news

Published on Feb 12, 2026 03:54 am IST

Labor Department won't release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdown

us news

Published on Nov 20, 2025 12:28 am IST

Patiala DC orders probe into blaze at Patran factory that killed one

Patiala deputy commissioner (DC), on Wednesday, ordered an inquiry into a fire incident at a pressure cooker manufacturing factory in Patran, wherein a worker was killed and four others sustained burn injuries. (ANI File photo)

chandigarh news

Published on Aug 21, 2025 08:08 am IST

US job openings see highest rise since November amid economic uncertainty

U.S. employers posted 7.8 million vacancies in May, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, up from 7.4 million in April. Economists had expected a slight decrease to 7.3 million.

us news

Published on Jul 01, 2025 09:06 pm IST

Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom

us news

Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:10 pm IST

Who is Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Donald Trump's labour secretary?

Born on April 7, 1968, Lori Chavez-DeRemer graduated from Hanford High School in California in 1986.

world news

Published on Mar 11, 2025 11:34 am IST

US added 256k jobs in December, unemployment rate fell to 4.1%

This illustration picture taken on January 10, 2025 in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, shows the value on the one US dollar banknote. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

us news

Published on Jan 10, 2025 08:04 pm IST

US Job openings decline to lowest level since 2021, consumer confidence rebounds

US Job openings, a measure of labor demand, were down by 418,000 to 7.443 million by the last day of September, the lowest level since January 2021,

us news

Updated on Oct 29, 2024 11:02 pm IST

US Jobs data: Payroll gains miss expectations at a disappointing 142,000

A pedestrian walks past a "Now Hiring" sign posted on a business storefront in San Gabriel, California on August 21, 2024. US job gains for the past twelve months ending in March showed there were 818,000 fewer jobs than previously reported in the largest downward revision since 2009.

us news

Published on Sept 06, 2024 08:36 pm IST

US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market

A hiring sign in the Soho neighborhood of New York, US.

business

Published on Aug 16, 2024 09:41 am IST

Goa bus crash: Injured labourers demand arrest of employer for unsafe housing

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others

Published on May 29, 2024 05:30 pm IST

US jobless claims climb over 850,000 as coronavirus situation worsens

The worsening figures may partly reflect a rebound after applications for unemployment benefits had fallen during the Thanksgiving holiday week. Still, the increase was much larger than most economists had expected.

world news

Updated on Dec 10, 2020 09:35 pm IST

US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows

A report from the Labor Department added to evidence that nearly six months after the coronavirus paralyzed the country, the economy is mounting only a fitful recovery.

world news

Updated on Sept 04, 2020 09:57 pm IST

US jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high

The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic intensified in March.

world news

Updated on Aug 13, 2020 07:48 pm IST