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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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The COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have a positive effect on the labor market and other areas of the economy. 24 were in Hawaii (9.9), California (8.9), New Mexico (8.5), Nevada (8.2), the Virgin Islands (7.1), Massachusetts (7.0), Puerto Rico (6.9), Georgia (6.8), District of Columbia (6.5) and Alaska (6.1).

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Does Virgin America Sale Help Or Hinder Discount US Airfare?

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As one 29-year-old Silicon Valley marketing manager and former frequent Virgin flyer told The New York Times : “I think of [Virgin] as a young, hip airline. As one 29-year-old Silicon Valley marketing manager and former frequent Virgin flyer told The New York Times : “I think of [Virgin] as a young, hip airline.

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Walmart To Lay Off 1K Employees At Its Headquarters

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Bloomberg reported news that between 400 and 500 jobs were cut this week in marketing, human resources, merchandising, real estate and other departments. Those employees have 60 days to find new positions. Walmart will be laying off as many as 1,000 employees at its headquarters this year and in 2019. million nationwide.

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Uber And Lyft Returning To Texas?

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Uber and Lyft, the two ride-hailing firms that left several Texas markets over controversy tied to fingerprint background checks, may be coming back. Uber and Lyft are likely to reenter the aforementioned markets as soon as the governor signs the legislation, said Reuters.

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Departure Delayed For Airline Recovery

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Dueling predictions converged this week on news that American Airlines ’ September schedule has been cut 59 percent from a year earlier, with 11 percent fewer scheduled flights than August. The four largest U.S. billion loan.”.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Fingerprints, Firearms And FedEx 

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The big news out of Amazon this week were reports that the eCommerce giant is currently testing a new biometric payment method on vending machines at its New York offices that allows users to pay with their handprint. Walmart will also discontinue handgun sales in Alaska, the only state where it still sells such weapons.

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Auto lending up more than 30 percent at credit unions since 2012

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It may still be early in the New Year, but the U.S. A resurgent job market (with 257,000 U.S. In January the New York Times reported that 16.5 million new automobiles drove off the lot last year – the highest number since before the Great Recession. economy is looking promising for 2015. billion).

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