There were 751,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 31st, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 758,000 (revised from 751,000) and came in worse than the market expectation of …
Read More »US: Challenger Job Cuts Decline to 7-Month Low in October
Planned job cuts in the US-based employers declined to 80,666 in October from 118,804 in September, Challenger Gray & Christmas announced in its latest Job Cut Report on Thursday. “October’s total is 32% lower than the 118,804 cuts announced in September,” the publication read. “It is 60% higher than the 50,275 …
Read More »US election: Trump Leads in Georgia With 96% of Votes Tallied, 49.6% vs. 49.2%
US President Donald Trump has 49.6% and former Vice President Joe Biden has 49.2% in the battleground state of Georgia with 96% of votes tallied so far, Reuters reported, citing the latest data from Edison Research.
Read More »US Election: Trump Leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia With 89% and 95% Votes Tallied
US President Donald Trump maintains his lead over rival former Vice President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania as well as Georgia, with 89% and 95% of the respective votes counted so far, according to Edison Research. Trump has 50.7% while Biden has 48.1% of votes in Pennsylvania while in Georgia, the …
Read More »US Service Sector Slows in October
The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) services index decreased in October to 56.6 from 57.8 in September, data showed on Wednesday. This is the lowest expansion for the United States services sector in five months, as the economy recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »US Election: Biden Takes Lead in Michigan, 49.3% vs. 49.1%
Former Vice President Joe Biden has taken a slim lead in Michigan over US President Donald Trump, 49.3% vs. 49.1%, with 94% of expected votes tallied, the latest figures from the Associated Press showed.
Read More »US Election: Trump Lead Narrows in Michigan, 49.4% vs. 48.9% with 86% of Votes Tallied
In Michigan, with 86% of expected votes tallied, President Donald Trump has 49.4% and former Vice President Joe Biden has 48.9%, Reuters reported, citing Edison Research. Earlier in the day, Trump’s lead was 52% in the state with 79% of votes tallied and the narrowing gap seems to be helping …
Read More »US Election: Biden is up 49.5% vs. 48.8% in Wisconsin With 97% of votes tallied
Former Vice President Joe Biden has 49.5% and US President Donald Trump has 48.8% of the votes in Wisconsin with 97% of expected votes tallied so far, Reuters reported, citing Edison Research.
Read More »Biden Campaign: Our Lawyers Ready if Trump Goes to Court to Stop The Vote Count
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign has said its legal teams will be ready if President Donald Trump implements his threat to go to court to try to stop the vote count. Earlier on Wednesday, Trump prematurely declared victory in the election. He said: “We are going to the United …
Read More »US Election: Nevada Postpones Vote Counting Until 1700 GMT, Thursday
The state of Nevada will not resume counting votes until 0900 PST (1700 GMT) on Thursday, Reuter reported on Wednesday, citing Edison Research. The latest data shows that President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are tied at 49% in the state with 85% of estimated votes tallied …
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