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US economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different methods.

February Job Growth Beats Forecasts

February Job Growth Beats Forecasts
February Job Growth Beats Forecasts
March 04, 2022  |  Economy

The U.S. economy added 678,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8%, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment...

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Costco Competes With Itself on Price via Unusual ‘Jewelry and Tires’ Product Mix
Costco Competes With Itself on Price via Unusual ‘Jewelry and Tires’ Product Mix
March 04, 2022  |  Retail

In an industry that typically compares apples and oranges, it’s not every day you hear a major retailer discuss the relative strength of its “jewelry...

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Hybrid Work Model Points to Uneven Recovery for Metro Downtowns 
Hybrid Work Model Points to Uneven Recovery for Metro Downtowns 
March 04, 2022  |  Economy

In the darkest days of the pandemic, all of us shifted to sheltering in place, and especially to working from home, fleeing to the countryside...

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64% of Consumers Lived Paycheck to Paycheck in January, up From 61% a Month Earlier
64% of Consumers Lived Paycheck to Paycheck in January, up From 61% a Month Earlier
March 03, 2022  |  Economy

LendingClub financial health officer Anuj Nayar told PYMNTS: “I hate to say this, but the 61% number that we reported as the percentage of consumers...

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Economic Warfare vs. Russia Proves Effective
Economic Warfare vs. Russia Proves Effective
February 28, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

War is waged with tanks, bullets and air attacks — and also with banks as battlefields, interest rates as weapons of economic mass destruction. Get...

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Ukraine’s Tech Outsourcing Sector Plunges Amid Russian Occupation
Ukraine’s Tech Outsourcing Sector Plunges Amid Russian Occupation
February 25, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The booming outsource tech sector from the Ukraine is at risk following the Russian invasion Thursday (Feb. 24), The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the...

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Ethereum Founder Explains ‘Crypto Winter’ Upside
Ethereum Founder Explains ‘Crypto Winter’ Upside
February 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said the digital asset universe could see some benefits from the falling coin prices, Bloomberg writes. Get the Full Story Complete...

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EU ‘Obstacles’ Hobble Growth, European Industrialists Say
EU ‘Obstacles’ Hobble Growth, European Industrialists Say
February 20, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The European single market is akin to an obstacle course, which has put several companies as also-rans as the U.S. takes the lead, Financial Times...

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