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Applications for US unemployment benefits dip to 210,000 in strong job market

Mar. 28, 2024 09:25 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, another sign that the labor market remains strong and most workers enjoy extraordinary job security. Jobless claims dipped by 2,000 to 210,000, the Labor Department reported...

International Paper, Unilever rise; Super Micro, Freeport-McMoRan fall, Tuesday, 3/19/2024

Mar. 19, 2024 16:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Unilever Plc., up $1.34 to $49.86. The maker of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Dove soaps is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business. Kroger...

Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and spin off its ice cream business, which includes Ben & Jerry's

Mar. 19, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits. London-based Unilever said its ice cream business, which also...

Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning

Feb. 25, 2024 12:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has changed the way many Americans shop. Now, those changes in consumer habits are helping bring down inflation. Fed up with prices that remain about 19%, on average, above where they were before the pandemic, consumers are fighting back. In grocery...