(Kitco News) Gold remained below $ 1,800 an ounce level, though U.S. employment data from December surprised on the downside. U.S. non-farm payrolls rose only 199,000 in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The monthly figure was far from the consensus estimates of … Read More

DENVER (KDVR) – Superior and Louisville were hit aggressively with a life-changing wildfire in the waning days of 2021, and now unemployment benefits are available to minimize the fighting for those affected as the fallout settles. The Marshall fire, the most devastating fire in Colorado … Read More

CHICAGO (CBS) – Stolen state money – why does the state not want it back? A Chicago woman asks that question months after she tracked down where a scammer stole her unemployment money and shared the information she had collected with police and the state … Read More

While COVID captured many headlines and the attention of Colorado politicians, they had plenty of other challenges in 2021. There was the expected challenge of redirecting under a new system, the unexpected challenge of the January 6 uprising, and the impossible challenge -Imagine Lauren Boebert’s … Read More

The first unemployment applications in California have fallen to the lowest level since the company’s shutdowns were first launched to fight the coronavirus, marking a major improvement for the state’s faltering labor market. California workers filed 47,900 initial applications for unemployment during the week ending … Read More

The number of Americans who recently applied for unemployment benefits last week shot up again, after plummeting below pre-pandemic levels ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, U.S. authorities said Thursday. Initial applications for unemployment benefits, seen as a proxy for layoffs, rose to 222,000, an increase … Read More

A full recovery of the Afghan economy will not happen without female participation, according to a new UNDP report. By Eltaf NajafizadaBloomberg The Taliban’s efforts to restrict women from working could immediately cost the Afghan economy up to $ 1 billion, or 5% of GDP, … Read More

A full recovery of the Afghan economy will not happen without female participation, according to a new UNDP report. By Eltaf NajafizadaBloomberg The Taliban’s efforts to restrict women from working could immediately cost the Afghan economy up to $ 1 billion, or 5% of GDP, … Read More

LIVE: President Joe Biden comments on the supply chain in the middle of the holiday season – 12/1/21CNBC tv CEOs of Walmart and other major retailers just told Biden that the supply chain crisis is getting better. His antitrust watchdog does not believe in them.Yahoo! … Read More

A Freeport restaurant renting bedding and uniforms is closing two facilities and laying off 111 workers, according to a government case. Workers are expected to be laid off by North Shore Linen Inc. when facilities at Rider Place and Hanse Avenue close around Feb. 24, … Read More