The government also said Thursday that the number of Americans seeking unemployment aid reached a new pandemic low last week.
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The Labor Department said Thursday that applications declined 39,000 from a revised 586,000 a week earlier.
The largest metropolitan area without a casino is seeking proposals to build a resort somewhere within Chicago and Las Vegas companies are bound to be interested.
For decades, he enjoyed an image as a self-made financial guru whose Midas touch defied market fluctuations.
As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that power a wide range of products.
The housing market has been a pillar of economic strength during the pandemic, but many would-be homeowners have met with frustration because of a low number of homes for sale and consistently rising prices.
