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A construction worker wires rebar for a foundation, Friday, March 17, 2023, in Boston. On Friday, the U.S. government issues the August jobs report. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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US employers added a solid 187,000 jobs in August in sign of a still-resilient labor market
By PAUL WISEMAN AND ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writer
Thu,08/31/23-9:54PM , 57 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers added 187,000 jobs in August, evidence of a slowing but still-resilient labor market despite the high interest rates the Federal Reserve has imposed.
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A woman wheels a cart with her purchases out of a Walmart, on Nov. 18, 2020, in Derry, N.H. Walmart Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $5.15 billion. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said it had profit of $1.88 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.77 per share. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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US retail sales were flat in July as inflation takes a toll
By PAUL WISEMAN AND ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writers
Wed,08/17/22-7:37AM , 145 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged last month as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates forced many Americans to spend more cautiously.

Retail purchases were flat after having risen 0.8% in June, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Economists had expected a slight increase.
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FILE - A shopper pushes her cart full of items down an isle during a Black Friday sale at Macy's, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Indianapolis. Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19 variant in the last few weeks of the season, according to one spending measure. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%
By PAUL WISEMAN AND ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writers
Sun,12/26/21-10:32AM , 243 Reads
Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19 variant in the last few weeks of the season, according to one spending measure.
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Omicron casts a new shadow over economy's pandemic recovery
By PAUL WISEMAN AND ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Business Writers
Tue,12/21/21-11:08AM , 285 Reads
Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday season in a couple of years, the omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty — for travelers, shoppers, party-goers and their economies as a whole.
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