October
Black History Month has begun in North America with a focus throughout February on African-American heritage. In the US, the theme this year is “African Americans and the Arts”. While in Canada the spotlight is being shone on “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build”. However, Black History Month . . .
America’s free-speech culture is in sudden flux and some peril. Since October 7, when Hamas launched an attack that included killing, raping, and kidnapping, the Israel-Palestine debate has been the most common trigger for street protests in America. Reports of hateful speech and hate crimes are surging. And for the first time in the “cancel […]
Washington, DC CNN — US home prices continued to rise in October, hitting a new record high and marking the ninth-consecutive month of increases, according to data released Tuesday. Even as mortgage rates lingered above 7% in October, reaching the highest levels in 23 years . . .
A Moroccan man who thanked President Joe Biden after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Arizona last week has since been released from Border Patrol custody and is already in New York City with a court date set for October 2024, Fox News has learned. The individual was one of two African men who spoke […]
Why It Matters: The state of the labor market affects interest rate policy. The labor market is closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it mulls its interest rate policy. A cooling labor market tends to fuel predictions that the Fed will not further increase rates, which have risen to a range of 5.25 to […]
Allison Joyce/Bloomberg/Getty Images Jobseekers attend the Cape Fear Community College’s Business and IT Career Fair at Cape Fear Community College North Building in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Minneapolis CNN — The number of available jobs in the US dropped in October to 8.7 million positions, a further reflection of cooling […]
New home sales drop 5.6% to a rate of 679,000 units in October Median house price plunges 17.6% to $409,300 from year ago WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell more than expected in October as higher mortgage rates squeezed . . .
Nov. 3, 2023, 6:30 a.m. ET Nov. 3, 2023, 6:30 a.m. ET Many employers are still struggling to find available workers, but the labor market is loosening. At the same time, companies are balancing cost concerns — especially as interest rates remain elevated — with the need to entice employees. Overall, labor market churn has […]
A woman carrying a shopping bag from Staud walks past people queuing for a pop-up shop in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
Dutch F-16s for Ukraine will arrive in Romania in coming weeks, Rutte says Dutch F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine will reach Romania in the coming weeks, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “The first ones will be shipped to a training centre in Romania within the next […]