Washington Post |
Weekly jobless claims increase in week ended July 23
Washington Post The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits last week rose from a three-month low, consistent with the Federal Reserve's view of a stronger job market. Jobless claims increased by 14,000 to 266,000 in the week ended July 23, a Labor … Consumers seen powering US economic growth in second quarterReuters Metro jobless rate jumps with seasonAtlanta Journal Constitution US Jobless Claims Rose, but Still Point to Expanding Labor MarketWall Street Journal WALB-TV –MarketWatch –Nasdaq –Chattanooga Times Free Press all 57 news articles » |
Wall Street Journal |
Amazon Posts Another Blockbuster Profit
Wall Street Journal Amazon.com Inc. AMZN 2.16 % on Thursday reported in its third consecutive record profit, nearly doubling its prior high-water mark, and its fifth straight quarter in the black. Amazon's revenue jumped 31% including a 58% gain at its Amazon Web Services … Amazon, once a big spender, is now a profit machineThe Verge Amazon Delivers Huge Profits In Blowout QuarterForbes 5 Takeaways From Amazon Most Profitable Quarter YetFortune New York Times –CNBC –CNNMoney –Reuters all 186 news articles » |
NPR |
Regulators Draw Up New Rules To Stop Abusive Practices By Debt Collectors
NPR The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is drawing up new rules that would curb abusive debt collection practices, which it says generated some 85,000 consumer complaints last year alone. The rules would limit the number of times debt collectors can … U.S. consumer agency seeks to overhaul debt collection industryBusiness Insider Proposed rules would overhaul debt collectionTribune-Review Consumer watchdog proposes new rules to curb abuses by debt collectorsPittsburgh Post-Gazette The Seattle Times –messenger-inquirer –Wall Street Journal –Sacramento Bee all 103 news articles » |
Wall Street Journal |
GNC's CEO Out as Sales, Earnings Continue to Slide
Wall Street Journal Health and nutrition products retailer GNC Holdings Inc. GNC -25.52 % replaced its chief executive, suspended its earnings guidance and halted its stock buyback program amid weaker second-quarter sales and profit. Shares fell 26% to $20.27 at 4 p.m. in … GNC Goes South After C-Suite Shake-UpTheStreet.com GNC Holdings (GNC) Robert F. Moran on Q2 2016 Results – Earnings Call TranscriptSeeking Alpha GNC shares plunge after CEO resigns and company suspends earnings guidanceCNBC Tribune-Review –New York Times –Motley Fool –Pittsburgh Business Times all 31 news articles » |
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