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Suicide rate for active-duty US troops hits 5-year high, Pentagon reveals

U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. J.D. Strong II The suicide rate among active-duty US military service members hit a five-year high last year, a new Pentagon report released Thursday revealed. The suicide rate among active-duty personnel w.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 27th, 2019

UK unemployment rate hits 4-year high in final quarter of 2020 but data shows "tentative" signs of stabilizing

Despite the rise in UK unemp.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 23rd, 2021

Taiwan 4Q19 economic growth rate hits 6-quarter high, says DGBAS

Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for the fourth quarter of 2019 is prelimina.....»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJan 22nd, 2020

Bitcoin Mining Power Hits Fresh All-Time High

Bitcoin's hash rate reached record highs this week, amid rising prices and anticipation of the miner reward halving later this year......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskJan 6th, 2020

Economic Report: Consumer inflation rises again as 12-month rate hits one-year high, CPI shows

U.S. households paid more for energy, health care and rent in November, pushing the rate of consumer inflation up to the highest level in a year. The consumer price index rose 0.3% last month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 11th, 2019

Mall Vacancy Rate Hits 8-Year High Amid Record Number Of Store Closures

Mall Vacancy Rate Hits 8-Year High Amid Record Number Of Store Closures While the investing public's attention is transfixed by the slow mot.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeOct 5th, 2019

US Suicide Rate Hits 50-Year Highs, And There"s Concern That It"ll Go Much Higher

US Suicide Rate Hits 50-Year Highs, And There's Concern That It'll Go Much Higher Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Despite the fact that more money is being spent on suicide .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 12th, 2019

UK Suicide Rates Spike To Highest Level In 16 Years

The suicide rate in Britain jumped 11.8% in 2018 vs. 2017 to levels not seen since 2002 - according to The Guardian. Among those aged 10 to 24, the rate was even worse at a 19-year high.  A total of .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 6th, 2019

Gold logs biggest 1-day loss in nearly 2 weeks; silver ends at 1-year high

Gold futures settled lower on Tuesday, posting their biggest single-session decline for a most-active contract since July 11. "Traders have already factored in [an] interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week," said Chintan .....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 23rd, 2019

Pentagon Sends 2,100 More Troops To The U.S.-Mexico Border To Assist Migrants And Ports

The United States is sending an additional deployment of 1,100 active-duty troops and 1,000 Texas National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border, Pentagon officials announced July 17. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJul 18th, 2019

Bitcoin Price Eyes Move Above $13K as Dominance Rate Hits 2-Year High

Bitcoin’s break above a key price hurdle looks to have set the tone for a retest of recent highs above $13,800......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskJul 9th, 2019

Alabama employment hits record, metro Bham adds 20K jobs over past year

All Alabama counties saw a drop in their unemployment rates in May, and the state as a whole has again posted a record unemployment rate. Employment in Alabama rose to a record high 2,150,481, which was up 1.9 percent or 40,720 over the past year. .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 24th, 2019

Home flipping rate hits a 9-year high, indicating potential trouble in real estate

Fewer investors are participating in home flipping and profits are lower than before. Could that mean trouble is.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayJun 10th, 2019

Home flipping rate hits 9-year high — and that could foretell troubles in the housing market

An uptick in home flipping activity could indicate that conditions in the housing market are worsening......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 8th, 2019

Average mortgage rates in the US at a 7-year high; 30-year rate hits 4.61%

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped this week, marking their highest levels in seven years amid the peak home buying season. The average rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages was 4.61%.     .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 17th, 2018

Bond Report: 2-year Treasury yield hits more than 3-week high as Fed lifts rates

Treasury yields rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raises its key interest rate and drops language that rates would remain below its long-term rate in its policy statement......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 13th, 2018

Mall Vacancy Rate Hits Six-Year High

Malls are the emptiest they’ve been since 2012, when the U.S. economy was still struggling to recover from the last recession, as more consumers shifted their shopping online......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjJul 3rd, 2018

U.S. job quits rate hits 17-year high; labor market tightening

More American workers voluntarily quit their jobs in May, government data showed on Tuesday, a sign of confidence in the labor market that economists say will soon boost wage growth......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 10th, 2018

Economic Report: Consumer inflation hits 6-year high, CPI shows

A yardstick of consumer prices known as CPI shows that inflation rose in June to the highest yearly rate since 2012, reflecting a U.S. economy that’s running hotter than anytime since the Great Recession......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 12th, 2018

Bond Report: 10-year U.S. government bond yield hits six-week high as investors turn attention to GDP

U.S. government bond rates advanced Thursday as fixed-income investors looked ahead to a second-quarter GDP reading that could put pressure on the Federal Reserve to stay on track with its current pace of rate hikes......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 26th, 2018

GDP Growth Hits Four-Year High: Key Takeaways for Investors

U.S. gross domestic product, or GDP, rose at an inflation-adjusted annual rate of 4.1% from April through June, according to Commerce Department data .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJul 27th, 2018