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Sales rose 0.7% month-over-month — about double what many economists had predicted. Year-over-year, that’s a 4% jump.
Retail sales jumped higher than expected in December, but US consumers are back to fretting about their finances.
The International Monetary Fund warned almost half of all jobs worldwide could be affected by artificial intelligence.
A presidential election – and democracy – may be at risk.
New Jersey is a microcosm of the country’s post-pandemic labor struggles — no jobs in some sectors, and too many jobs in others.
As the country’s largest companies have begun slowing down hiring, small businesses are hanging up “Help Wanted” signs at a record pace.
Signs are mounting that consumers are finally feeling the pinch.
A white-hot healthcare sector powered an much of the job growth in the past six months, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.