Tag: Government programs
Brazil starts blocking irregular online gambling as concern rises over addiction
SAO PAULO -- Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government to...
Global stocks mixed after Wall Street declines; markets wait for China policy briefing
HONG KONG -- European markets opened higher while Asian stocks were mostly lower on Friday, with Chinese markets declining as investors awaited a...
US filings for jobless benefits jump to 258,000, the most in more than a year
The number of Americans filing for for unemployment benefits last week jumped to its highest level in a year, which analysts are saying...
Social Security cost-of-living benefits increase announcement coming Thursday
WASHINGTON -- More than 70 million Social Security recipients will learn Thursday how big a cost-of-living increase they'll get to their benefits next...
China announces more support for economy but holds back on major spending package
HONG KONG -- China’s economic planning agency outlined details of measures aimed at boosting the economy on Tuesday but refrained from major spending...
National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale
In 2010, Dreama Gentry met Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, a much-lauded nonprofit that supports youth from birth through college in...