The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of declines, a sign that employers are still urgently seeking workers despite slowing economic growth and high inflation.
Katherine Lee
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Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied south
A surge in fighting on Ukraine’s southern front is fueling speculation that the long-awaited Ukrainian counteroffensive to try to turn the tide of the war is underway.
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Owner of Victory Chimes wooden schooner putting vessel up for sale
The historic schooner was built in 1900 as a cargo vessel.
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Engine problem leads NASA to scrub launch of Artemis moon rocket
NASA repeatedly stopped and started the fueling of the Space Launch System rocket with nearly 1 million gallons of super-cold hydrogen and oxygen because of a leak of highly explosive hydrogen.
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Stocks fall as Fed chair says rates to remain high a while
Stocks fell at first, then erased nearly all their losses, and then turned decisively lower as investors initially struggled to make out the meaning of Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated speech.
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Secret Service recovers $286 million in stolen pandemic loans
The Secret Service said an investigation found that alleged conspirators submitted pandemic loan applications by using fake or stolen employment and personal information and used an online bank to conceal and move their criminal proceeds.
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Inflation eases as consumer prices rise 6.3% in July
Inflation started rising sharply in the spring of 2021 as the economy rebounded with surprising speed from the short but devastating coronavirus recession a year earlier.
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UN doesn’t yet have access to Russian-occupied nuclear plant in Ukraine
There were conflicting reports Friday on the extent of the damage to a transmission line at the complex —Europe’s largest nuclear plant — that caused a blackout across the region on Thursday.
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Chairman Powell says Fed could keep lifting rates sharply ‘for some time’
Stocks tumbled after Jerome Powell’s remarks, and bond yields rose, a sign that investors foresee more large interest rate hikes ahead.
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FBI: Trump mixed top secret documents with magazines, other items
A just-released 32-page affidavit, even in its redacted form, underscores the volume of sensitive government documents located at Mar-a-Lago and reveals FBI concerns that the records were being retained illegally.