Alicia Wallace

The number of available jobs in the US continued to shrink in July, an indication that demand for workers continues to wane amid a cooling labor market.

Global supply chains, now a couple years recovered from pandemic-era snarls, have been chugging along at a much healthier clip.

When Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the national spotlight fell on the North Star State.

Price hikes slowed more than expected in July, and, for the first time in more than three years, the Consumer Price Index has landed below 3%.

US wholesale inflation slowed as expected in July, easing after an unexpected flare-up the month before. That sets the stage for an even more crucial reading on price hikes due out Wednesday.

Classroom supplies, shoes, clothing and electronics needed for the upcoming school season are expected to cost American families about $875 on average, according to the National Retail Federation.

When former President Donald Trump last week reasserted his unsubstantiated claim that immigrants are “taking Black jobs,” the phrasing once again became internet fodder.

For 90-plus years, the Parkway Theater has been a fixture in South Minneapolis, gathering generation after generation of patrons in front of its lone movie screen.

What a jarring way to start the month of August.

Job opportunities are slowly disappearing in the US, and hiring has screeched to its slowest pace in a decade (aside from the pandemic plunge). That’s making more workers hold tight to the job they’ve already got.

14 hours ago ... Wholesale price inflation unexpectedly accelerated in June to its highest rate since March 2023. That's an unwelcome development for the US ...

5 days ago ... The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the US economy added 206000 jobs in June. Follow the latest news here.

6 days ago ... Economists don't believe job gains will fall off a cliff when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases employment data for June on Friday morning ...

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