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What strikers need to know about unemployment benefits

Kaiser Permanente employees, joined by union members representing the workers, walk a picket line in Los Angeles on October 4, 2023. Frederick J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images While 2023 has become the year of mass workers’ strikes, the push to give picketing people unemployment benefits is also on …

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Hispanic unemployment fell in September

The U.S. unemployment rate held steady in September but fell among Hispanic workers, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department. September’s nonfarm payrolls report showed a solid month with higher numbers across the board. The economy added 336,000 jobs last month, beating the estimate of 170,000 among …

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Live updates: Qantas to learn whether it illegally fired ground crew during COVID, new iPhone sinks Apple shares, Wall Street lowers oil price, ASX falls

Good morning and welcome Wednesday, September 13 and the ABC Markets and Business Blog. Starting from abroad, and an apple finally presented his long-awaited iPhone 15 for the night. But despite the fanfare, the announcement wasn’t enough to impress investors — the sendoff Apple shares fall 1.8% at the end, …

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