Despite predictions that the number of Americans seeking jobless benefits would drop for the second consecutive week, more than 1 million laid-off employees requested benefits last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reported on Thursday (Aug. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said the economy is rebounding “very, very strongly” and would continue to do so, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Job growth in the United States was apparently weaker in the year through March, with the number of new workers added to payrolls revised down by 173,000, Bloomberg reported. That number comes out to around 14,400 per month. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) said economic activity in the U.S. appears to have “picked up” in May and June after steep decreases in March and April, according to minutes from its July 28-29 meeting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said New York City restaurants may have to close down again in the fall due to the coronavirus and the cooling weather, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The European Union’s securities markets regulator called Wednesday (Aug. 19) for long-term extension of regulations concerning how British fund managers can operate in the European Union post-Brexit, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
PYMNTS launched its first study of 1,923 representative United States consumers and how the new coronavirus pandemic had altered their daily behaviors on March 6. We went back into the field on March 17 — just 11 days after launching the first study — to understand...
There’s data and then there’s the story the data can tell — and sometimes the story you get is not the whole story. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Travelers to New York City will now have to fill out coronavirus health forms in order to get keys to their rooms or short-term rentals under a new rule just inked by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. 18). Get the Full Story...
