Construction companies accounted for more than one in eight new jobs last month -- a surprisingly strong showing at a time of high interest rates npr.org/2024/04/05/124…

Congratulations to Tamara Keith of NPR, winner of the WHCA’s 2024 Award for Excellence in Presidential News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure – Broadcast. To see the winning coverage and more, whca.press/award/2024-awa…

New applications for unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week. 221,000 people applied for aid -- 9000 more than the week before. We'll get a full report on employment and unemployment for the month of March tomorrow.

We mourn the passing of former Padres executive Larry Lucchino. Larry’s passion and leadership was instrumental in the design and construction of Petco Park. Larry was inducted into the Padres Hall of Fame in 2022.

Have you tried the IRS’s new “Direct File” service, which lets people with simple tax returns file electronically with the government for free? Let me know how it went. [email protected]. And please include a phone number where I can reach you.

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Dress code was flannel shirts & jeans for Bob Edwards memorial at NPR HQ today. Susan Stamberg spoke eloquently as always. #nprlife

On the first anniversary of Evan Gershkovich’s arrest. one.npr.org/i/1241576440:1…

Revised figures from the Commerce Department show the US economy grew at an annual pace of 3.4% in the final months of last year. (First estimate was 3.3%, later revised down to 3.2%, now revised back up.) Latest revision shows stronger consumer spending and business investment.

New applications for unemployment benefits showed little change last week. 210,000 people applied for aid-- about the same as the week before. As of 9 March, just over 2 million people were receiving some form of jobless assistance.

Daniel Kahneman, who helped pioneer the field of 'behavioral economics,' has died at 90. npr.org/2024/03/27/124…

Great job alert! We're hiring a finance correspondent at NPR. If you have awesome reporting chops, love to tell a good story, and interested in holding power accountable, this is the right job for you. This is the last week to apply bit.ly/NPRCorresponde…

What to know about filing taxes in 2024

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