Technicians work on machines at the Applied Materials facility in Santa Clara, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies that make headlines after the clock Thursday: Applied Materials – Shares of applied materials increased 1.2% in trading after hours on the back of fiscal …
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FATHI NASRI / Getty The International Energy Agency lowered its global forecasts for oil demand for 2020 and 2021 over expectations of a further decline in air travel. Although there has been a recovery in business and industrial activity, the agency has not shyed away from its estimate. The Paris-based …
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It was the lowest number of weekly initial claims since mid-March, then the pandemic shuts down the US economy. For 20 straight weeks, the number of people filing for first-time unemployment consistently reached more than 1 million, reaching almost 7 million at the end of March. While the decline is …
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Unemployment insurance claims fell below $ 1 million last week for the first time since March 21 in a sign that the labor market is continuing its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The total claims of 963,000 for the week ended August 8 were well below the estimate of 1.1 …
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WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, sen. Kamala Harris of California, made her first joint appearance on Wednesday as a full ticket, when she delivered speeches in Wilmington, Del. “As children of immigrants, [Harris] knows personally how immigrant families enrich our country, as well as …
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