UK wealth gap widens in pandemic as richest get £50,000 windfall
Britain’s wealth gap has ballooned during the pandemic with the richest 10% gaining £50,000 on average, dwarfing increases for the
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Pandemic led to early retirement for many Americans
It took a global health crisis to convince one of Gretchen Behnke’s clients that she could retire early at 51,
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South Carolina plans to stop some of its federally-funded unemployment benefits to address “ongoing workforce shortages,” according to the South
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that he is optimistic about the U.S. economy bouncing back as the COVID-19 vaccine
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A partisan debate has kicked off in the Senate over the House-passed For the People Act. On Wednesday, the Senate
Περισσότερα...China’s young people struggle to find jobs as unemployment rate holds at 13.1%
The unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 24 was 13.1% as of February, far above the national urban jobless
Περισσότερα...Senate passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, House Democrats plan final approval Tuesday
Senate Democrats passed their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Saturday, sending it back to the House for expected approval
Περισσότερα...Democrats reach deal on unemployment aid, allowing $1.9 trillion relief bill to go forward
Senate Democrats reached an agreement on extending unemployment benefits in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, ending an impasse that
Περισσότερα...$15 minimum wage not allowed in Biden’s Covid relief bill, Senate official says
Democrats cannot include a $15 per hour minimum wage in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough
Περισσότερα...Uber drivers are workers entitled to holiday pay, Supreme Court rules in landmark gig economy decision
Uber drivers must be treated as workers, not self-employed contractors, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark decision which
Περισσότερα...A 4-day work week might be edging closer
With Spain set to test a four-day work week in response to the coronavirus pandemic, experts have said it could
Περισσότερα...Stocks ready to close out powerful 2020 as risks loom in January
At the close of trading next Thursday, the bull market will be ready to run into 2021 but probably at
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