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NTD Business (Dec. 20): Study: Americans Paid Not to Work; Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay $3.7 Billion

Banking regulators are ordering Wells Fargo to repay billions of dollars to consumers for charging illegal fees and interest. Congressional leaders unveil a new spending bill. A lot of it ...

December 20, 2022BY Don Ma

Bank of America Fined $225 Million for ‘Botched’ Disbursement of Jobless Benefits During Pandemic

WASHINGTON—Bank of America has been fined $225 million by a pair of U.S. banking regulators over what they ...

July 16, 2022BY Reuters

US Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall; Trade Deficit Widens Sharply

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly dipped last week while staying extremely high, ...

January 7, 2021BY Reuters

US Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Level Since September

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total ...

December 17, 2020BY The Associated Press

Number of Americans on Welfare Dropping Under Trump Administration

Americans' dependence on government programs has diminished during the presidency of Donald Trump, most visibly in the shrinking ...

July 9, 2019BY Petr Svab

Unemployment Benefits Claims Rate Drops to Another Historic Low, Economy Shows Vigor

Americans are increasingly foregoing unemployment benefits as the job market remains strong and the economy shows signs of ...

April 19, 2019BY Petr Svab

8,000 Fewer Americans Ask for Unemployment Benefits, in Sign of Continued Job Market Strength

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 8,000 in the week ended April 6. The ...

April 11, 2019BY Petr Svab

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected

Fewer Americans requested unemployment benefits in the week ending March 17 than economists expected. Based on Labor Department ...

March 21, 2019BY Petr Svab