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Disappointing jobs report fuels recession worries and calls for interest rate cut

Friday, August 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A weaker-than-expected jobs report on Friday fueled concern about a potential economic recession and calls for an interest rate cut.Employers hired 114,000 workers last month, falling well short of economist expectations of 185,000 jobs, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed. The... Read More.

Holiday spending grew, erasing worries of a downturn

Tuesday, December 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Consumer spending grew solidly this holiday season, rebuking concerns of a slowdown and reinforcing positive signals about the U.S. economy as it approaches the end of a tumultuous year.Buying among shoppers rose 3.1% over the holidays compared to the same period... Read More.

Military family worries they can’t afford child’s lifesaving medications if government shuts down

Friday, September 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For one military family, the consequences of a partial government shutdown would be dire: It could mean not affording treatments and medications for their child who is fighting for her life.Austin Carrigg and her husband, Master Sgt. Joshua Carrigg, are parents of... Read More.

Ahead of potential Trump indictment, Ga. election official worries again about inflammatory rhetoric

Sunday, August 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Gabriel Sterling, a Republican and a top Georgia elections official who has repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump's claims of fraud after Trump lost the state to Joe Biden in 2020, said Sunday as a potential indictment looms against Trump in Georgia that... Read More.

DACA turns 11: As White House calls for immigration reform, ‘Dreamers’ share their worries

Thursday, June 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, hit a milestone on Thursday, 11 years after it first began.As the White House touts how DACA has helped support young immigrants who they say have become valuable members of society, some... Read More.

As an Illinois auto factory closes, layoffs and economic worries extend into surrounding city

Tuesday, February 28 by ABC News

(BELVIDERE, Ill.) -- Over a thousand automotive workers in Illinois will clock out of a Jeep assembly plant for the last time Tuesday, stopping what a local union president described as the "heartbeat" of the small city.In December, multinational automotive giant Stellantis announced that... Read More.

Online gambling among youth worries experts, one teen says sports betting was an ‘escape’

Thursday, December 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Steve, 18, first felt the thrill of gambling at the age of 15.His "first high" came when he won a couple hundred dollars while playing dice, he told ABC News. To speak candidly, he's asked to be in shadow, to use... Read More.

Bitcoin slumps to two-week low amid renewed worries of Chinese restrictions

Monday, June 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The price of Bitcoin slipped to its lowest levels in weeks on Monday amid news of further clampdowns on cryptocurrency in China.As of noon ET on Monday, Bitcoin was trading at approximately $32,291, a plunge of more than 6% over the... Read More.

Wild Super Bowl celebrations in Tampa prompt COVID super-spreader worries

Tuesday, February 9 by ABC News

By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (TAMPA, Fla.) -- Thousands of football fans in Tampa, Florida, many seen without masks and partying shoulder-to-shoulder in the streets as if in a pre-coronavirus time warp, are worrying health care professionals who fear the Super Bowl LV hoopla will... Read More.

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