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Florida initial jobless claims decrease by more than 800 for week ending Jan. 17
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (379+ words) The number of new unemployment claims in Florida dropped for the first time this month. There were 6,331 first-time filings for the week ending Jan. 17 in the Sunshine State, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). That's down…...
DOL: Florida initial unemployment claims show sharp spike for week ending Jan. 10
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (304+ words) As the busy holiday season gets further in the rearview mirror, new jobless claims in Florida are spiking significantly. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) reports there were 6,827 unemployment filings in the Sunshine State for the week ending Jan. 10. That's up…...
Holiday jobs bump is over as new unemployment claims increase to start 2026
1+ week, 6+ day ago (374+ words) Initial unemployment claims went up in Florida for the first time in about a month to start off 2026. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) jobless report for the week ending Jan. 3 showed a spike of 678 claims, going from 3,322 filings for the…...
President pushes to cap credit card interest at 10% as banks balk
2+ week, 1+ day ago (565+ words) Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that'could save Americans'tens of billions of dollars but drew immediate opposition from an industry that has been in his corner. Trump was…...
UF survey: Consumer sentiment in Florida ends 2025 with an improving outlook
2+ week, 5+ day ago (280+ words) Floridians are feeling more upbeat about the economy heading into 2026, according to the latest consumer sentiment survey conducted by University of Florida researchers. Consumer sentiment increased by 2.4 points to 74.9 in December, up from November's figure of 72.5. It's also in line…...
December interest rate cut was a close call for some Fed officials, minutes show
3+ week, 4+ day ago (354+ words) Some Federal Reserve officials who supported cutting a key interest rate earlier this month could have instead backed keeping the rate unchanged, minutes released Tuesday show, underscoring the divisions and uncertainty permeating the central bank. The minutes showed that even…...
U.S. stocks rose again in 2025 after overcoming turbulence from tariffs and Donald Trump’s fight with the Fed
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (922+ words) It was a scary good year for investors. It was scary because the U.S. stock market plunged to several historic drops on worries about everything from'President Donald Trump's tariffs'to interest rates to a'possible bubble in artificial-intelligence technology. In the end, though,…...
U.S. economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (334+ words) The U.S. economy expanded at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter as consumer spending, exports and government spending all grew. U.S. gross domestic product from July through September " the economy's total output of goods and services " rose from its…...
DOL: Florida's initial unemployment claims fall nearly 16% in second week of December
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (354+ words) The number of people filing first-time unemployment claims declined in the Sunshine State for the week ending Dec. 13, according to new numbers provided by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). There were 5,214 people who submitted new jobless filings for unemployment benefits…...
NFIB: Small-business optimism picked up in November
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) Small-business owners are growing more optimistic about the economy, according to a new study by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The "optimism index" increased by 0.8 points in November settling in at 99, an NFIB news release said this week....