Norway is looking at heightened COVID restrictions and vaccine efforts to combat the new omicron variant, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said on Monday (Dec. 13), Reuters reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Consumer sentiment in the U.S. rose to 70.4 for December of this year, a slight improvement from the 10-year low logged last month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
The World Health Organization sounded a hopeful-yet-cautious note this week on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
It’s Omicron’s turn to capsize buoyant predictions and plans of recent months — or is it? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
Inflation in the U.S. is at a 39-year high, with the consumer price index (CPI) up 6.8% in November over the previous month in 2020, as consumer demand remains high for goods amid continuing supply chain snarls. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Initial unemployment filings fell to 184,000 in the week ended Dec. 4, a decrease of 43,000 from the prior week’s upwardly revised level. This is the lowest level for new jobless claims since Sept. 6, 1969, when it was 182,000, according to the weekly report...
Nineteen months into the COVID era, and the nation’s economic recovery continues to produce a mixed set of record results that are as complex as they are conflicting. With terms such as exceptional, resilient, inconsistent and insecure sharing the same space within PYMNTS’ latest Main...
Job growth slowed in November, posting the smallest increase this year with 210,000 jobs added after October’s upwardly revised 546,000 new positions, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday (Dec. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
With the arrival of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, growth prospects around the world could be in jeopardy, according to updates from rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service on Monday (Nov. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
