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Voters turned out for economic justice: A review of key ballot measures from the 2022 midterm elections

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Though much work remains to be done to enact a progressive economic agenda, this midterm election showed clear signs of support for a policy agenda that prioritizes economic, racial, and gender justice for working families. Nebraska: Voters approved Initiative 433, which will increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026.

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OECD warns of pervasive global economic slowdown

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OECD warns of pervasive global economic slowdown, projecting growth at a modest 3% this year before slowing further to just 2.2% The revision is well below the pace of economic growth projected prior to the war and represents around US$ 2.8 trillion in foregone global output in 2023, OECD said in its interim economic outlook.

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Fed Report: 2020 Closes Out With Slight Economic Uptick 

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economy posted slight gains in the pandemic year of 2020, after closing the books on what was one of the most dismal economic fallouts in history, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report on Wednesday (Jan.

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Private-Sector Job Openings Remain High Despite Falling in October

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The industries with the highest openings are education and health care (2.172 million), professional and business services (1.794 million), trade, transportation, and utilities (1.644 million), and leisure and hospitality (1.578 million). Bob has a MA in economics from Fordham University and a BS in business from Lehigh University.

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Global economic recovery lost momentum in Q3

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Global economic recovery lost momentum in Q3 2021 though overall confidence and orders remained at high levels across regions, said ACCA and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) recently when releasing results of the latest Global Economic Conditions Survey. . Survey highlights.

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Microsoft, Moderna, Mobileye, Chegg and more

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Hunt Transport Services — The transportation stock jumped 4% after executives said on an earnings call that they expect to see the freight market rebound in second quarter going into third quarter as inventory resets. Microsoft Corporation headquarters at Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France, April 18, 2016.

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Q & A With Commercial Credit Group CEO

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We sat down with CCG's President and CEO, Dan McDonough, to get his insights into this past year in order to help construction, manufacturing, transportation and waste hauling businesses make sense of the economic uncertainty, and prepare for what comes next.