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Alphabet, Snap rise; Intel, Boyd Gaming fall, Friday, 4/26/2024

Apr. 26, 2024 16:26 PM EDT

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: Microsoft Corp., up $7.28 to $406.32. The software maker's fiscal third-quarter financial results beat analysts' forecasts. Alphabet Inc., up $15.95 to $171.95. ...

Snap: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Snap Inc. (SNAP) on Thursday reported a loss of $305.1 million in its first quarter. The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had a loss of 19 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were...

US applications for jobless claims fall to lowest level in 9 weeks

Apr. 25, 2024 08:53 AM EDT

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite higher interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve in its bid to curb inflation. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 20...

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits holds steady as labor market remains strong

Apr. 18, 2024 09:21 AM EDT

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits didn't change last week as the labor market continues to defy efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool hiring. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 13 were unchanged from the...

Fewer Americans file for jobless claims as labor market continues to shrug off higher interest rates

Apr. 11, 2024 14:33 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool it. The Labor Department reported Thursday that filings for unemployment claims for the week ending April 6 fell by 11,000...

Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts

Apr. 05, 2024 06:45 AM EDT

Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company's first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation. The iPhone maker notified 614 workers in multiple offices on March 28 that they were losing their jobs, with...

US applications for jobless claims hold at healthy levels

Mar. 07, 2024 08:45 AM EST

U.S. applications for jobless benefits were unchanged last week, settling at a healthy level as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates. Unemployment claims for the week ending March 2 were 217,000, matching the previous week's revised...

New York City nearly resolves delays in benefits to thousands of low income residents, mayor says

Mar. 04, 2024 13:18 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has nearly resolved the backlogs in government programs providing food and cash assistance that prompted local groups to take legal action last year, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. The Democrat said the backlogs that forced low-income city residents to...

US applications for jobless benefits rise but remain historically low despite recent layoffs

Feb. 29, 2024 12:57 PM EST

More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low even as more high-profile companies have announced job cuts this year. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 13,000 to 215,000 for the week ending Feb. 24, the Labor Department...

GOP-led Kentucky House votes to relax child labor rules and toughen food stamp eligibility standards

Feb. 22, 2024 19:57 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican-backed measures to relax child labor rules and tighten food stamp eligibility standards won passage Thursday in the Kentucky House over impassioned objections from Democrats. In back-to-back votes, both bills advanced to the GOP-dominated Senate...