This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Job openings continue to explode The number of jobs open in America continues to explode. On Monday, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for June showed some 10.1 million jobs were open at last check, a record for the series which dates back to 2001. This marks the fourth straight month this series has… Source link
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Stimulus checks in, stimulus checks out. Consumers are wasting no time spending their stimulus checks, new data out of J.P. Morgan Chase shows. Over the past seven days ending March 19 as more Americans have received their checks, spending on Chase cards skyrocketed 23.9% (see chart below). That’s up sharply from growth rates under 10% from January right on up to the latest round of stimulus payments. Some of the largest gains have come at supermarkets (8.2% increase in the last seven days)… Source link
Read More »LaMelo Ball adds impressive assists to close preseason
LaMelo Ball was once again hurling dimes on Saturday night. The Charlotte Hornets rookie had plenty of stellar assists during their 120-117 loss to the Orlando Magic, their final preseason game before the season starts on Tuesday. While those were fun to watch, the weak points in Ball’s game shined through the cracks once more, too. LaMelo Ball’s impressive assist game Ball threw two ridiculous passes during the game at the Amway Center, reminding fans just how good the youngest Ball brother… Source link
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