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US Job Growth Declines, Inflation Surges In October

The strong US labor market is showing signs of cooling, with the Labor Department reporting on November 4 a slower pace of...

January Jobs Report Indicates Improving Economic Outlook Despite Omicron

Job growth rose far more than expected in January despite surging Omicron cases that seemingly sent millions of workers to the sidelines,...

US Economic Growth Surged In 2021, Reaching Highest Level Since 1984

The US economy grew 5.7 percent last year, the biggest increase since 1984, according to a January 27 Commerce Department report. That...

Omicron Surge Spurs New Coronavirus Relief Push In Congress

Hotels, fitness clubs, tour bus companies, and minor league baseball clubs are part of a long line of businesses seeking billions of...

Inflation Rate In US Hits Highest Level Since 1982

The US Inflation rate hit its fastest pace in nearly four decades last year as pandemic-related supply and demand imbalances, along with...

US Job Growth Drops Sharply In November Amid Coronavirus Omicron Variant Fears, Decline In Stimulus Spending

The US economy created far fewer jobs than expected in November, in a sign that hiring started to slow even ahead of the...

Amid Rising Energy Costs, Biden Administration Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve

President Joe Biden said on November 23 that the administration will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a global effort by energy-consuming...

At COP 26 Conference, US and China Issue Joint Pledge To Slow Climate Change

The US and China jolted the United Nations climate summit here with a surprise announcement on November 10, pledging the two countries...

US Economy Rebounds For The Month Of October, With ~500,000 Jobs Added & Unemployment Rate Dropping To 4.6%

The US Economy and job market snapped back in October, with nonfarm payrolls rising more than expected while the unemployment rate fell to...

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes House of Representatives, To Be Signed Into Law By President Biden

The House of Representatives passed a more than $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill late on November 5, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk in...

In A Rare Bipartisan Vote, US Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

The Senate gave overwhelming bipartisan approval on August 11 to a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges and...

US Economy Adds 900,000 Jobs, Unemployment Falls To 5.4% During The Month of July

Job growth in the US rose in July at its fastest pace in nearly a year despite fears over the Coronavirus Delta variant and...

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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s National Guard Deployments to Portland

A federal judge in Oregon has halted the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy federalized National Guard members from California and other states...

Trump Administration Cuts Nearly $8 Billion in Clean Energy Projects in States that Voted for Kamala Harris

The Trump administration on October 2 terminated $7.6 billion in grants funding 223 clean energy projects across 16 states, all of which...

OurWeek In Politics (September 24, 2025-October 1, 2025)

Here are the main events that occurred in Politics this week: 1. President Donald Trump Attacks UN and Lectures...

US Labor Market Faces Slowdown Amid Government Shutdown Uncertainty

Private payrolls in the US took a significant hit in September, adding complexity to an already uncertain economic landscape. With the government...