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Private employers add 103,000 jobs in November

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Dec 6, 2023
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  • McDonald’s is planning to supersize
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    The fast food giant wants to add 10,000 stores; Supreme Court justices appear unwilling to make broad changes to tax code; Hollywood actors ratify union deal with studios; British American Tobacco writes down value of cigarette brands.

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  • SUNRISE, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 23:  Job seekers stand in line at the Hyatt booth setup at the Mega South Florida Job Fair held in the FLA Live arena on February 23, 2023 in Sunrise, Florida. Close to 2,000 people attended the job fair. The unemployment rate in 2023 has fallen to 3.4%. That is the lowest jobless level since May 1969.
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    Stocks close mixed; job openings fall the most in health care, social assistance; logistics sector shrinks in November; services sector expands.

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  • Employers post fewest job openings since March 2021
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    There were 8.7 million job openings in October, as signs increase of labor market cooling; Supreme Court justices appear divided over Purdue Pharma settlement; Lamborghini agrees to 4-day workweek; latest Grand Theft Auto video game will not launch until 2025.

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  • Alaska Airlines to purchase Hawaiian Airlines
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    The airline will spend $2 billion on the deal if approved; factory orders fell more than 3.5% between September and October; Spotify announced layoffs impacting 17% of its workforce.

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  • Alaska Airlines wants to buy Hawaiian Airlines
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    If approved, the merged airline would control more than 50% of Hawaii flights; drugmaker Roche to buy biotech startup working on obesity drugs; Spotify cuts 17% of workforce; Red Sea commercial ships attacked by Houthi rebels.

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  • Manufacturing sector contracts in November
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    Stocks rise; manufacturing production falls; new home construction spending rises; manufacturers investing in long-run projects.

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  • That electric vehicle you’ve been eyeing could become more expensive soon
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    The Biden administration has released long-awaited rules limiting tax credits for certain EVs; OPEC+ extends oil output cuts; Tesla delivers long-promised pickup truck; federal judge blocks Montana’s TikTok ban.

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  • Spending and inflation slowed in October
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    Stocks close mixed; services spending rises while durable goods spending falls; inflation mostly flat between September and October; unemployment claims rise.

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  • Inflation is receding faster than the Federal Reserve’s predictions
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    PCE price index receded to a 3% annual rate in October; continuing claims for unemployment benefits hit a 2-year high; New York Fed Chief Williams says interest rate hikes are likely done; Ford says strike cost $1.7 billion.

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