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  • A hiring sign is placed at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Finance

    Unemployment claims rise for a third straight week to 362,000

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • HALLANDALE, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 21: A Now Hiring sign hangs near the entrance to a Winn-Dixie Supermarket on September 21, 2021 in Hallandale, Florida. Government reports indicate that Initial jobless benefit claims rose 20,000 to 332,000 in the week ended Sept. 11. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Finance

    Unemployment claims rise for a second straight week to 351,000

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • **Hold For BIZ** A shopper enters a retail store as a hiring sign shows at a retail store in Morton Grove, Ill., Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Finance

    The U.S. added 943,000 jobs in July as hiring accelerates

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Pedestrians walk past a sign inviting people to apply for employment at a shop in Boston’s fashionable Newbury Street neighborhood, Monday, July 5, 2021. As the U.S. economy bounds back with unexpected speed from the pandemic recession and customer demand intensifies, high school-age kids are filling jobs that older workers can’t — or won’t. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Finance

    Job positions are being filled by an unlikely source—teens

    By Paul Wiseman, Joseph Pisani, and others
  • DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2020/05/09: Beach-goers are seen near their cars at Daytona Beach as sections of Volusia County beaches reopened today for the parking of vehicles next to posts spaced 12 feet apart. Restrictions put in place for the coronavirus pandemic are gradually being relaxed, permitting all normal beach activities but still enforcing social distancing.Finance

    Reopening the U.S. economy too soon could cause a ‘double-dip’ recession

    By The Associated Press and Paul Wiseman
  • SUZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 02: Two cargo ships are berthed at Taicang Wugang Terminal on February 2, 2020 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by Ji Haixin/VCG via Getty Images)International

    Toys, tech and cars: Supplies are running low for firms that depend on China imports

    By Paul Wiseman, Anne D'Innocenzio, and others
  • U.S. President Donald Trump signs the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020.Politics

    New trade deal with Canada, Mexico to boost U.S. growth, Trump says

    By Kevin Freking, Paul Wiseman, and others
  • HUAI'AN, CHINA -DECEMBER 13, 2019 - Aerial photo of phase II wharf of Huai'an new port of Beijing Hangzhou Grand Canal, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China, December 13, 2019.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Costfoto / Barcroft Media (Photo credit should read Costfoto / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)International

    Beijing Complains of ‘Unjustified Restrictions and Crackdowns’ as U.S.-China Trade Deal Hopes Rise

    By Joe McDonald, Paul Wiseman, and others
  • Steel Industry Hopes To Benefit From President Trump's Proposed Tariffs On Imported SteelPolitics

    Trump’s Steel Tariffs: a 2020 Political Plus or Millstone?

    By Bani Sapra, Paul Wiseman, and others
  • President Trump Meets With China's Vice Premier Amid Trade Talks In WashingtonPolitics

    Why the U.S-China Trade War Truce Could Be a ‘Nothing Burger’

    By Paul Wiseman, Dave Kolpack, and others
  • Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, center, with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Oct. 10, as they start another round of trade negotiations in Washington. China and the United States, the world’s largest economies, have slapped each other with hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs since the trade war began 15 months ago.Politics

    U.S.-China Trade Talks Set for Friday at the White House

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Toyota President Akio ToyodaPolitics

    Trump Signs Japan Mini Trade Deal With No Change in Auto Tariffs

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Italian cheese at a Whole Foods in CaliforniaRetail

    New Trump Tariffs Will Hit European Imports Including Single-Malt Whiskey and Cheese

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have political incentives to end the U.S.-China trade war, Jinping is pictured Sept. 30 delivering a speech at a 70th anniversary celebration of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.Politics

    Why an End to the U.S.-China Trade War Could Be Close

    By Paul Wiseman, Joe McDonald, and others
  • UN-INDIA-DIPLOMACYPolitics

    Trump Misstates NAFTA Impact on U.S. Job Losses in UN Speech: Fact Check

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press