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This is the March 14, 2022, edition of the 8 to 3 newsletter about school, kids and parenting. Like what you’re reading? Sign up to get it in your inbox every Monday. Since the start of the pandemic, educators and scholars have been ringing the alarm about
US President Joe Biden reacted to news Thursday that consumer prices have soared over 7.9% over the last 12 months, suggesting the new consumer price index report reflected the pinch Americans are feeling due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Biden cast blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his country’s invasion for the rising […]
U.S. dollar banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Euro cross currency basis swaps hits highest since March 2020 Sterling, yen FX basis swaps surge as well
Shipping containers are unloaded from ships at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Feb 25 (Reuters) – Dave Petratis boosted wages for his U.S. factory workforce in December […]
Children at a playground inside a shopping complex in Shanghai, China June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SHANGHAI, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The cost of raising a child in China stands at nearly seven times its per capita GDP, far more than the United States and Japan, […]
Inflation is on the rise, driving up the price of gas and food. One sector of the US economy is behaving particularly strangely: For once, medical prices have been increasing at a significantly lower rate than prices in the overall economy. In October 2021, according to the nonprofit health care analysis group Altarum, prices for […]
Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Weekly jobless claims fall 14,000 to 269,000 Continuing claims drop 134,000 to 2.105 million Unit labor costs rise at 8 . . .
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 24, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Investors are primed for another period of strong U.S. profit growth as third-quarter reports from Corporate America flow in starting next week. But as business […]
The Cass Freight Index for July released Thursday shows volumes of goods being shipped by truck, car and rail in North America returning to pre-pandemic levels, but the cost of shipping remains elevated. Freight shipment volumes were only 0.5% higher than in July 2019 but 15.6% higher than in the same period last year. Shipments […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about refugee programs for Afghans who aided the U.S. during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S. August 2, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS Aug 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega of taking new “undemocratic, authoritarian actions” […]