• Jones Act leaves New England open to disaster in the winter

    Jones Act leaves New England open to disaster in the winter

    Winter officially starts next week, and New England isn't ready at all. They don't have enough fuel oil and can't get enough domestic natural gas.
  • DeFi attacks are on the rise; will the industry be able to keep up?

    DeFi attacks are on the rise; will the industry be able to keep up?

    Hundreds of DeFi systems have been compromised in the last year, and the trend does not appear to be slowing.
  • US workers file 742,000 new jobless claims as COVID-19 surge continues

    US workers file 742,000 new jobless claims as COVID-19 surge continues

    Some 742,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as a surge in coronavirus infections threatened to shut down businesses again, the feds said Thursday. The latest batch of initial
  • US workers file 709,000 new unemployment claims amid COVID-19 spike

    US workers file 709,000 new unemployment claims amid COVID-19 spike

    Another 709,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continued a slow recovery threatened by a dangerous new wave of coronavirus infections, the feds said
  • US workers file 751,000 jobless claims as COVID crisis total tops 66 million

    US workers file 751,000 jobless claims as COVID crisis total tops 66 million

    Some 751,000 American workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, continuing a recent decline amid a nationwide spike in COVID-19 infections.
  • US workers file 860,000 jobless claims, crisis total tops 61 million

    US workers file 860,000 jobless claims, crisis total tops 61 million

    Some 860,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on the US labor market, the feds said Thursday. Last week’s initial jobless claims dropped from the prior week’s revised total of 893,000 but brought the total for the coronavirus pandemic to more than 61 million — a number …
  • US workers file 884,000 jobless claims for second straight week

    US workers file 884,000 jobless claims for second straight week

    Some 884,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market’s recovery from the coronavirus crisis stalled once again, new data show. That means a seasonally adjusted total of 60.1 million initial jobless claims have flooded unemployment offices during the COVID-19 pandemic — a number larger than the entire population of South Africa. …
  • US workers file 1 million jobless claims as COVID-19 total tops 58.4 million

    US workers file 1 million jobless claims as COVID-19 total tops 58.4 million

    The number of Americans who have applied for unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic grew to more than 58.4 million on Thursday, as 1 million more people filed jobless claims. More than 1 million people have now lost their jobs in 22 of the past 23 weeks, as COVID-19 has ravaged the US economy. The …
  • Jobless claims rise to 1.1 million as coronavirus total tops 57 million

    Jobless claims rise to 1.1 million as coronavirus total tops 57 million

    Some 1.1 million Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, driving the total for the coronavirus pandemic above 57 million as the labor market struggled toward recovery. Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims rose above 1 million after falling below that level the prior week for the first time in five months, the latest US …
  • IRS extends deadline to claim $500 COVID-19 stimulus checks for kids

    IRS extends deadline to claim $500 COVID-19 stimulus checks for kids

    Some Americans who didn’t receive $500 stimulus checks for their kids just got another chance to claim the money this fall instead of waiting until next year. Taxpayers receiving certain federal benefits now have until Sept. 30 to submit information about their children and other dependents who make them eligible for the additional cash, the …