1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (156+ words) Los Angeles County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly to 5. 5% in April, up a revised 5. 4% in March, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. The 5. 5% rate was below the 5. 7% rate from April 2025, according to the EDD....

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (581+ words) Two years ago, a hotly contested law imposing a $20-per-hour minimum wage on franchised fast food outlets took effect. The legislation, Assembly Bill 1228, emerged frommonths of intense political conflict, pitting fast food behemoths such as Mc Donalds against service worker…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (293+ words) Then came the policy curveball." President Trump announced he would direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds, arguing the move would "drive mortgage rates down, monthly payments down, and make homeownership more affordable." On its…...