New claims for unemployment benefits fell last week by 14,000 to 374,000, the lowest level in six weeks, according to the Labor Department. The four-week moving average of claims edged lower by 1,500 to 385,750. Also, Automatic Data Processing, a firm that processes payrolls for many companies, reported in its monthly announcement that businesses added 176,000 workers to their payrolls in June, a number that exceeded expectations.
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Health care was the best-performing S&P 500 sector in June and the second best-performing sector in the first half of 2012. In light of those facts and the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, we thought we should reiterate why we have a positive stance on the sector.
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In 2001 when we started the journey of starting a family, my partner and I did not much consider the costs. This was not because we were wealthy, but instead, the decision to bring a child into the world was based on a deeper decision. However, it would have been better if we had known more. You may have heard that the cost to raise a child has increased 25 percent over the last 10 years with projected costs above $285,000 per child, according to the Department of Agriculture
. This does not include the cost of having the child, or the costs of college tuition. If there are readers who are either single or coupled in a nontraditional relationship – I offer few broad considerations related to the financial impacts of the ways to become a parent and the subsequent additional cost considerations.
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Wholesale Marketing E-Business Consultant, guest blogger, and Green Team member Joanne Lasnier is back with another post! This time, she shares why wetlands are important and what you can do to help preserve this unique ecosystem. (—KVT)
It’s a 10-minute walk from my home to the Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District
(LGVSD) ponds, one of my favorite destinations. With trails that border the ponds and branch out into the adjacent wetlands, the picturesque area is favored by hikers, joggers, dog-walkers, cyclists, birders, and photographers.
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By: Suzanne ElioOn the eve of the Fourth of July, Treasurer Rosie Rios today welcomed the public to a new exhibit and tour at the United States Mint at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that illustrates the making of coins and medals at the facility and the important role the United States Mint plays in connecting Americans to their history.
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