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Los saldos de tarjetas de crédito aumentaron cada trimestre en 2021 para finalizar el año en $856 mil millones, dijo el Banco de la Reserva Federal de Nueva York el martes 8 de febrero de 2022.

Los estadounidenses vuelven a los viejos hábitos al aumentar el gasto con tarjetas de crédito

February 10, 2022 at 2:51 p.m.

Las facturas de las tarjetas de crédito de EEUU aumentaron considerablemente el último trimestre cuando los estadounidenses volvieron a los hábitos de gasto previos a la pandemia. Los saldos de...

Una mujer hace fila en un Chipotle Mexican Grill el 9 de junio de 2021 en Houston, Texas. Los precios del menú en Chipotle Mexican Grill aumentaron 4% para cubrir los costos de aumentar su salario mínimo a $15 la hora para los empleados. La industria de los restaurantes ha estado aumentando los salarios con la esperanza de atraer trabajadores durante una crisis laboral.

La inflación llega a los menús conforme los restaurantes en EEUU pasan los costos a los clientes

June 24, 2021 at 2:10 p.m.

Los restaurantes estadounidenses, que enfrentan costos laborales y de alimentos más altos, están aumentando los precios del menú a un ritmo mucho más rápido que las tasas históricas, insistiendo en...

Orders at Harris' Restaurant, a steakhouse in San Francisco, are lined up June 18, 2021. U.S. restaurants, faced with higher food and labor costs, have been raising menu prices at fast pace.

Inflation on the menu as US restaurants pass on soaring costs

June 24, 2021 at 8:21 a.m.

U.S. restaurants, faced with higher food and labor costs, are raising menu prices at a much faster pace than historical rates, insistent on preserving profits after an arduous year. From...

A man walks into a restaurant displaying a "Now Hiring" sign March 4, 2021, in Salem, New Hampshire. U.S. employers added a robust 379,000 jobs last month, the most since October and a sign that the economy is strengthening as confirmed viral cases drop, consumers spend more and states and cities ease business restrictions.

Experts predict US economy ready to surge with stimulus, expanding vaccines

March 8, 2021 at 2:32 p.m.

With Democrats on the verge of passing an almost $2 trillion stimulus bill and COVID-19 vaccinations moving ahead, the U.S. economic outlook is much sunnier than it looked in early...

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks at a Jan. 19, 2021, Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Wyden and other Democrats are pushing to upgrade the technology that distributes unemployment benefits.

Senate Dems push to overhaul unemployment system tech, pay benefits faster

February 11, 2021 at 2:58 p.m.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden is leading an effort to modernize state unemployment insurance systems through updated technology that would be centralized at the federal level. Wyden, along with...

Butler on wheels, robot cutting salad: How COVID-19 sped automation

December 17, 2020 at 10:24 a.m.

For decades, the attitude of unions and their advocates to increased automation could be summed up in one word: no. They feared that every time a machine was slipped into...

Unemployment claims| <a href=https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf>Initial unemployment claims seasonally adjusted</a> (week ending May 23, 2020): 2,123,000</p> |

<p>More than 2.1 million people filed a new unemployment claim for the week ending May 23. It indicates that companies that retained their staff through March and April may have needed to close in mid-May, or may have faced a slowdown that affected their ability to keep people employed.</p>

The first female recession threatens to wipe out decades of progress for US women

October 1, 2020 at 9:34 a.m.

Women helped pull the U.S. economy out of the last recession. This time around they are falling behind. The pandemic is disproportionately affecting women and threatening to wipe out decades...

The first female recession threatens to wipe out decades of progress for US women

September 30, 2020 at 4:46 p.m.

Women helped pull the U.S. economy out of the last recession. This time around they are falling behind. The pandemic is disproportionately affecting women and threatening to wipe out decades...

Italian luxury store Bulgari, known for its jewelry, watches, fragrances, accessories and leather goods, is seen Aug. 11, 2020, on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.

What does a ‘K-shaped’ recovery look like? Christmas spending may expose deep economic inequity in US.

September 30, 2020 at 10:51 a.m.

This Christmas will be one of exorbitant spending and lavish gifts for many American families. It'll also be one of tight budgets and difficulty putting food on the table for...

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