Jobs report April 2026

Job creation was better than expected in April, as the plodding U.S. labor market continued to defy expectations for a more aggressive slowdown this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 115,000 for the month, down from the 185,000 created in an unusually strong March, but better…

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2026 WNBA predictions: Do Aces, A’ja Wilson have competition?

Kareem Copeland ,  Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou Women’s Basketball Reporter Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer ,  Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN…

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States crack down on tax break for wealthy investors

Lake Oswego in Oregon. Bradleyhebdon | Istock Unreleased | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. A wave of states deciding to take aim at a tax incentive…

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