U.s. economy articles
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Affluent Americans are driving U.S. economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts
Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She’s planning multiple other trips, including to a science fiction convention in Scotland and a Disney cruise soon after that, along with a trip next year to neolithic sites in Great Britain. “I really have more money to spend now than when I was working,” said Harris, 64, an engineer who worked 29 years for the federal government and lives in...
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Madonna’s Final Celebration Tour Concert Takes Over Copabacana Beach in Rio — Here’s How to Watch in the U.S.
The massive show will only be broadcast locally in Brazil on Saturday, May 4, but there are a few ways for those in the U.S. to stream it online.
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Weaker Than Expected: U.S. Hiring Slows With Economy Adding 175,000 Jobs in April and Unemployment Rose to 3.9%
Economists had forecast payrolls would grow by 240,000 and the unemployment rate would hold steady at the prior month's 3.8 percent. | Economy