The monthly jobs number is a slippery statistic, as I’ve repeatedly written. The December 2020 report is almost as misleading as they come based on the “official” stats. Friday’s release showed a significant loss of jobs with no drop in unemployment, as the first …
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Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News, and served as mayor of New York
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Move over, Boeing. Washington state is now Amazonia. Last year, Amazon — which in the 26 years since its founding in CEO Jeff Bezos’ Clyde Hill garage has emerged as a major player in retail, logistics and cloud computing — surpassed Boeing as the …
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Two counties in North Dakota coal country have passed policies aimed at banning wind power development — but federal studies show that abundant natural gas is chiefly to blame for the closure of coal-fired power plants. Written By: Patrick Springer | Jan …
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That puts the average rate for 2020's final three months at 5.2%, according to Bloomberg calculations — significantly below the central bank's target of
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