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Stocks lost momentum and turned downward during afternoon trading on Friday, as investors pulled back some after a powerful rally that led by big tech names. The February jobs report also showed an uptick in the unemployment rate,…

For “Ask an Economist” this week, I have a question from John O. about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). I’ve purposefully avoided MMT in the past for a few reasons. First, because it appears to be under-theorized. In other words, often…

“Mamma Mia!” will be today, Saturday and Sunday. <!-- SHOW ARTICLE --> Dunkirk Secondary School is proud to announce its upcoming production of…

Tyler Perry, the actor, filmmaker, and studio owner, has put an $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio on hold due to advancements in AI. Perry…

Live at the Met, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live, high definition (HD) opera transmissions to theaters around the world, continues the 2023-24 season at the 1891…

Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser said billionaire investor Warren Buffetthad urged her to continue with the bank’s reorganization efforts during a recent lunch meeting, Reuters reported.Fraser told managing directors…

Laylah Ali, “Untitled” from the “Note Drawings” series, 2008, mixed media on paper, 16 x 13 inches. It is among the works featured in the exhibition “Is anything the matter?: Drawings…

by Will Kessler   The U.S. added 336,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in September as the unemployment rate remained at 3.8%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. Economists had anticipated that the country would…

by Madeleine Hubbard   President Job Biden’s story about the success of Bidenomics just keeps shrinking. The Labor Department has consistently overestimated payroll growth predictions under the 46th president and has been forced to…

The number of part-time jobs has increased dramatically in the U.S. since June while the number of full-time jobs in that same time frame has taken a hit, signaling a concerning trend in the job market toward part-time workers,…