Economic News
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More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, continuing claims highest in 3 years
Jobless claims applications ticked up modestly last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than three years
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Turkey's central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%
Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%
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Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches deal with casino to end longest strike in decades
The longest strike in decades by Las Vegas hotel workers has come to an end
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The Las Vegas hotel workers union has reached a deal with a casino near the Strip to end its longest strike in decades
The Las Vegas hotel workers union has reached a deal with a casino near the Strip to end its longest strike in decades
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Amazon to close 7 warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec and eliminate 1,700 jobs
Amazon says it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec over the next two months
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Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy
President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports
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Indiana eliminates 25 athletic department jobs in preparation for revenue sharing, AP source says
Indiana University has eliminated 25 athletic department jobs as it prepares for revenue sharing with athletes that is expected to begin this year
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Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, anti-poverty group says as the elites prepare for another Davos
Billionaire's wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least five trillionaires within a decade, even as the number of people in poverty has barely budged since 1990
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Starbucks plans corporate layoffs as part of turnaround
Starbucks says it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff
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Mozambique’s ex-finance minister gets another 2.5 years behind bars in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case
A federal court in New York has sentenced Mozambique’s former finance minister to another two-and-a-half years behind bars for his role in the “tuna bond” corruption scandal that triggered a financial crisis in the African nation
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