WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 31 rose by 22,000 to 231,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department ...
Tonight, the Delta County Chamber of Commerce will host the final Love Affair fundraiser, now known as Dancing Through the Decades, marking the close of a tradition that has been part of the Chamber’s story for nearly four decades. Since its beginning in 1986, Love Affair has been far more ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish. The Labor Department reported Thursday that vacancies fell to 6.5 million in December — from 6.9 million in November and the fewest since ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is bouncing back Friday from losses taken earlier in the week, as technology stocks recover some of their drops and bitcoin halts its plunge, at least for now. The S&P 500 rose 1.2% and was heading for just its second gain in the last eight days. The Dow Jones ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower on Wall Street while gold and silver prices plunged as investors tried to gauge what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates going forward. The S&P 500 dropped 0.4% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial ...
The U.P. State Fair came home with more than just good memories from this year’s Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibitions (MAFE) Convention ~ it brought back two statewide communication awards recognizing creative promotion and strong storytelling. One award honored the fair’s social ...