Former FBI attorney pleads guilty to probe into Russian investigation
Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith is expected to plead guilty as part of the investigation led by John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, into the origins of the FBI’s investigation into possible links between the Trump campaign and Russian interference in the election of 2016, according to a source …
Read More »Consumer sentiment remains weak in August amid intense coronavirus pessimism
Americans in August felt no better about the economy than about their own financial situation than they did in the previous month, reflecting broad concerns about the still-spreading coronavirus and the chance of a slow recovery, emerged from a new survey. The preliminary reading of the consumer sentiment survey in …
Read More »Gold prices fall, looking at the first loss of the week since early June
Gold futures led lower Friday, pulling back to two straight days of gains, with prices ready to record their first weekly loss in 10 weeks on the back of recent strength in U.S. Treasury yields. The week began with gold trading in record highs, but will end with “several factors …
Read More »Did the expired benefit of $ 600 federally unemployed people not keep working back? Sudden drop in claims adds fuel to debate
Has the widespread unemployment benefits discouraged many workers from returning to work? A big drop in people seeking or receiving benefits in the past two weeks after the end of a $ 600 federal grant suggests that the answer may be yes. Early unemployment fell to 963,000 in early August, …
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