SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in September, led again by sharp increases in the index for used vehicles. The consumer price index rose 0.2% last month, after gaining 0.4% in August, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. Prices for used cars and trucks rose 6.7% in […]
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Victory Capital Reports September 2020 Assets Under Management
SAN ANTONIO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCTR) (“Victory Capital” or the “Company”) today reported assets under management (AUM) of $132.7 billion on September 30, 2020. Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries Assets Under Management1 (unaudited; in millions) As of: By Asset […]
Canada added 378,000 mostly full-time jobs in September as COVID-19 case spike
Canada’s COVID-19 ravaged economy created 378,000 jobs in September, even as COVID-19 cases surged. The bulk of them, 334,000, were full-time positions, according to Statistics Canada. “The surprising advance was also heavily tilted toward the hard-hit services sector (+303K), particularly accommodation and food services, education, and information, culture and recreation, […]
Japan September Wholesale Prices Slump, Heightening Deflation Risk | Investing News
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese wholesale prices fell 0.8% in September from the same month a year earlier, data showed on Monday, marking the seventh straight month of year-on-year declines and heightening the risk the country will slide back into deflation. Squeezed mostly by soft global demand for commodities and Japanese […]
Canada added 378,000 jobs in September, even more than in August
© Anis Heydari/CBC After losing more than three million jobs in the early days of the pandemic, Canada’s job market has recovered to within 720,000 positions of its pre-COVID highs. Canada’s economy added 378,000 new jobs in September, Statistics Canada says, almost all of which were full-time positions. September’s job […]
Canada’s September job gains top estimates, jobless rate falls
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada added 378,200 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 9.0%, handily beating analyst expectations, as children returned to school and the economy continued to reopen from coronavirus shutdowns, Statistics Canada said on Friday. © Reuters/CHRIS WATTIE A sign advertising available jobs at the Clocktower […]
Corporate pension asset values drop in September for the first time in six months, funded ratio dips to 84.5%
SEATTLE, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released the results of its latest Pension Funding Index (PFI), which analyzes the 100 largest U.S. corporate pension plans. In September, corporate pensions experienced an investment loss of -0.74% – a $17 billion decline […]
Why Marriott International’s Stock Fell 10% in September
What happened Shares of Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) fell 10% in September, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The hotel chain’s shares are still down around 39% for the year, though they have recovered strongly from their low back in early April. Image source: Getty Images. So what Marriott […]
Economists React To September Jobs Report On Twitter
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 661,000 jobs in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The unemployment rate fell to 7.9%. The jobs numbers were released as many Americans were waking up to the news that President Donald Trump and the first lady had tested positive for […]
US jobs report for September shows 865,000 fewer working women
© Provided by Quartz New data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 865,000 women stopped working in September, a massive drop and the largest one during the pandemic. American women left the labor force in droves in September. The number of working women 20 years of age and […]
AP Explains: 5 key takeaways from the September jobs report
WASHINGTON (AP) – Just how resilient is the U.S. economy’s recovery from the coronavirus recession? The weakening of the nation’s job-generating machine in September – for a third straight month – reinforced doubts. In an ordinary month in an ordinary year, the adding of 661,000 workers would be extraordinarily good […]
September Index Scorecard: Health Care Innovation Earns Top Spot Amid Market Downturn
Overall, September saw declines across most markets and indexes, ending the upward trend started in April. The Nasdaq U.S. Health Care Innovators (NQHCIN) Index came in as the month’s top performer with a gain of 5.3%. Fellow health care-related index, the Nasdaq Junior Biotechnology (NBIJR) Index came in as the […]
Consulting – Specifying Engineer | Consulting-Specifying Engineer most-viewed articles, September 2020
Consulting-Specifying Engineer‘s top 10 articles online in September 2020 covered limiting COVID-19 spread, engine installation, designing government buildings, Product of the Year finalists, MEP Giants revenue and more. Catch up with a link to each article below. 1. Why better ventilation is key to limiting COVID-19 spread – The Facilities […]
US Unemployment Rate Falls To 7.9% In September: Govt
The United States added a less-than-expected 661,000 jobs in September but the unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, underscoring the economy’s tortured recovery from Covid-19. The positions gained last month were less than half of the upwardly revised nearly 1.5 million positions added in August, […]
661K jobs added in September as some states continue to reopen
CLOSE A resurgence of coronavirus cases in the United States is having a plateau effect on the economic recovery. The July 2020 jobs report from the government shows the pace of hiring has slowed significantly after a short-lived rebound in the spring. (Aug 6) AP Domestic U.S. employers added a […]
September Jobs Report Shows Slowdown in Recovery
Here’s what you need to know: Latest change Data delayed at least 15 minutes Investors were rattled Friday by the news that President Trump and the first lady had tested positive for the coronavirus. The development, throwing the nation’s leadership into uncertainty, comes 32 days before an election that already […]
Raising nearly $1B in September, Israeli startups reap fruits as crisis continues to stimulate innovation
Once again, despite the ongoing global Coronavirus crisis, Israeli startups still saw a more than fruitful September, reeling in around $986 million in no less than 37 different transactions. This nearly doubled last month’s tally of 19 deals, also passing the relatively active month of July and its 28 investments. […]
Don’t Let September Ruin Your Retirement Investment Strategy
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getty It has been a pretty tough September for investors. At certain times during the month, the S&P 500 had dropped almost 6%. Investors are back to experiencing days in the market that are either up or down hundreds of points on the Dow. With the pandemic creeping along and the upcoming presidential […]
U.S. planned job cuts increase in September: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employers announced another 118,804 job cuts in September, with bars, restaurants, hotels and amusement parks leading the pack amid sluggish demand several months after the COVID-19 pandemic struck the nation. The layoffs reported by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday were up 2.6% […]
US Private Sector Adds 749,000 New Jobs In September – ADP
U.S. private sector employers added nearly three quarters of a million new jobs in September, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday, possibly setting up a stronger-than-expected reading of non-farm payrolls later this week. The ADP’s national employment report show U.S. employment grew by 749,000 in September, a figure that came […]