China’s youth unemployment rate falls after climbing for two straight months

China’s September survey-based jobless rate among 16-24 year-olds excluding college students stood at 17.6% compared with 18.8% in August, according to data released by the country’s statistics bureau … China’s September survey-based jobless rate among 16-24 year-olds excluding college students stood at 17.6% compared with 18.8% in August, according to data released by the country’s…

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‘The center of the storm’: Arizona’s election chief prepares for a disinformation battle

Arizona was a hotbed for election disinformation in 2020. Democrat Adrian Fontes says election officials are savvier now — but so are foreign adversaries and election deniers. Arizona was a hotbed for election disinformation in 2020. Democrat Adrian Fontes says election officials are savvier now — but so are foreign adversaries and election deniers. See…

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Today’s 30-year mortgage interest rates hold at 6.63%, while 15-year mortgage rates fall to 5.75%

By: The median interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.63% as of October 21, which is unchanged from Friday. Additionally, the median interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 5.75%, which is 0.13 percentage points lower than Friday. The number of newly listed homes is starting to tick higher as mortgage rates stabilize,…

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The truth about jobs, layoffs and unemployment — and why investors shouldn’t sweat

Remember those bears growling through the spring and summer about rising unemployment numbers? September’s better-than-forecast jobs data finally silenced them. But any more bad reports in the … Remember those bears growling through the spring and summer about rising unemployment numbers? September’s better-than-forecast jobs data finally silenced them. But any more bad reports in the…

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