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WSJ News Exclusive | New Ports Contract Would Raise Pay 32%, Bring Dockworkers $70 Million in Bonuses
[ad_1] This week’s tentative agreement at West Coast ports is the latest union deal to bring sizable wage increases to transport workers. [ad_2] Source link
March Jobs Report Shows Hiring Gradually Cooling
[ad_1] U.S. hiring slightly cooled in March as employers added 236,000 workers. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. [ad_2] Source link
Consumer Spending Growth Moderated in February and Core Inflation Eased
[ad_1] Consumer spending increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in February, from January’s revised 2% increase, which was the largest one-month gain in nearly two years. [ad_2] Source link
Here’s the breakdown of the inflation report for January — in one chart
[ad_1] Prices on displayed in a New York grocery store on Feb. 1, 2023. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images High inflation has followed the U.S. economy into…
Amid inflation, more middle-class Americans struggle to make ends meet
[ad_1] As inflation spiked, Americans in the middle class were particularly hard hit. For them, prices increased faster than their income, according to a September report by the Congressional Budget…