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Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Friday, April 29

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Labor Department Concerned About Fidelity's Plan To Include Bitcoin On 401(K) Accounts: WSJ

Fidelity Investments recently became the first major retirement-plan provider to allow investors to include a bitcoin account in their 401(k).

Benzinga

Michael Hiltzik: Senate's rejection of a Labor Department nominee is horrible news for American workers

President Biden's nomination of David Weil as head of the Labor Department's all-important Wage and Hour Division died on April 7 when Weil voluntarily withdrew his name from consideration.

Los Angeles Times

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Producer prices surge 11.2% in March on higher energy costs

The surging cost of energy pushed wholesale prices up a record 11.2% last month from a year earlier — another sign that inflationary pressure is widespread in the U.S. economy

The Independent UK

3 Ways To Invest If Inflation Is Here To Stay

The Labor Department reported the consumer price index (CPI) jumped 8.5% year-over-year in March, the highest monthly inflation growth in more than 40 years.

Benzinga

'Probability Of Stagflation Is Increasing': Experts React To 8.5% CPI Inflation, Highest Since 1981

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 0.9% on Tuesday morning after the Labor Department reported an 8.5% increase in the consumer price index in the month of March, the highest inflation growth since 1981.

Benzinga

US jobless claims stay at historically low levels last week

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels

The Independent UK

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The Fed tackles inflation: Three possible scenarios for mortgage rates

As mortgage rates surge and everyone awaits the Federal Reserve’s next move, market watchers are fixated on the dramatic rise in consumer prices. Inflation, and the Fed’s response to it, will drive mortgage rates in the coming year.

Tribune News Service

Markets Close Near Session Highs To Start Q2

U.S. indices closed near session highs Friday as investors continue to weigh Russia-Ukraine developments and the Fed rate hike outlook.

Benzinga

US Adds 431,000 Jobs In March: 'Labor Market Dynamics Remain Robust'

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher by 0.4% Friday morning after the Labor Department reported lackluster U.S. jobs market numbers from March.

Benzinga

More Americans apply for jobless benefits; layoffs still low

More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historic lows

The Independent UK

The Biden Administration Is Ignoring How Its Policies Will Worsen Inflation. Again.

In the 1980s, the Reagan administration made changes to the Davis-Bacon Act to help control inflation. The Labor Department is planning to undo them.

Reason

What is inflation and what causes it?

Inflation is when the dollars in your wallet lose their purchasing power — either because the money supply has dramatically increased or because prices have surged.

Tribune News Service

Economy and Society: The Labor Department and ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Biden's Dishonest Attempt To Pin Inflation on Putin

The White House's latest attempt to scapegoat rising prices ignores everything that happened before the past three weeks.

Benzinga

'Held Hostage To External Events': Experts React To 7.9% CPI Inflation, Highest Since 1982

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1.2% on Thursday morning after the Labor Department reported a 7.9% increase in the consumer price index in the month of February, the largest inflation growth since 1982.

Benzinga

Economic Data Scheduled For Wednesday

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. The Labor Department's JOLTS report for January will be released at 10:00 a.m. ET. Job openings are likely to hold steady at 10.900 million in January compared to December's higher-than-expected level…

Benzinga

How Does The Inflation And Oil Shock Of 2022 Compare To The Late 1970s?

The Labor Department recently reported a 7.5% increase in the consumer price index in the month of January, the fastest inflation growth since 1982. While inflation rates at 40-year highs may seem scary at first glance, economists say today's economic situation is far different than the period of hyperinflation in…

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Labor Department mulls more climate rules for retirement plans

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department signaled it could pursue additional rules to shield retirement savings and pensions from climate-related financial risk, furthering its commitment to ensure plan sponsors consider environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions.

Roll Call

Labor Department mulls more climate rules for retirement plans - Roll Call

The Labor Department is considering rules for retirement plan sponsors to consider climate change as a risk to their investments.

The Independent UK

As guest workers increase, so do concerns of wage cheating

From 2005 to 2020, U.S. employers around the country were ordered to pay more than $42.5 million in back wages to 69,000 workers who perform seasonal low-wage jobs on guest worker visas

Benzinga

'Another Surprise Jump': Experts React To 7.5% CPI Inflation, Highest Since 1982

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1.3% on Thursday morning after the Labor Department reported a 7.5% increase in the consumer price index in the month of January, the fastest inflation growth since 1982.

Benzinga

US Adds 467,000 Jobs In January: 'Good For The Economy, But Not For Markets'

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 0.2% Friday morning after the Labor Department reported encouraging U.S. jobs market numbers from January.

Reason

Justice Gorsuch's Error in NFIB v. OSHA

The concurrence did not accurately quote a Labor Department brief from 2020.

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