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There’s no mystery about who is responsible for Sherwin-Williams’ surprising decision to suspend its employee 401k match starting October 1, according to the Today in Ohio podcast crew:President Donald Trump and a weak-kneed Congress.The Cleveland-based paint giant’s announcement sent shockwaves through the local business community and provided podcast hosts with prime evidence for their argument that the current administration’s economic policies are harming American workers.“The workers shouldn’t be mad at the company. They should focus their ire on Donald Trump, Bernie Moreno and everybody else in Congress that is doing this to America,” Chris Quinn said in Friday’s episode. He…
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Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m.The economic signs are bad.Ohio’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in July, marking an increase from June’s 4.9% and a significant jump from 4.3% in July 2024.The growth of the United States’ GDP is steeply decreasing. And the number of job openings in July came in below the number of U.S. unemployed for the first time since April 2021.(President Donald Trump’s response last month was to fire the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and post on social media: “In my opinion, today’s…
Advocates for more affordable housing units in Denver are floating the idea of what’s known as a “Ghost Tax” or VHT- vacant home tax- on Denver landlords as a new way to raise money to create more affordable housing in Denver. These kinds of taxes or fees are imposed on landlords whose properties are vacant and not rented for an extended period of time- typically about six months. They are used as a tool in a handful of American cities and Canada to encourage property owners to rent or sell their homes and thereby increase the stock of affordable housing.”Well, it’s…
Nonfarm Payrolls are set to rise by 75K in August, a tad higher than July’s 73K increase.The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish the jobs data on Friday at 12:30 GMT.The US employment data will help determine the Fed’s interest rate outlook and direction of the US Dollar.The United States (US) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the critical Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for August on Friday at 12:30 GMT.The US Dollar (USD) remains at the mercy of the August employment report, which will be key to determining the size of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest…
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UCare, one of the largest providers of privatized Medicare in Minnesota, is trimming its workforce and will not offer Medicare Advantage health plans used by thousands of Minnesota seniors in 2026 as it confronts financial challenges.As of today, the Minneapolis-based health insurer has 158,000 Medicare Advantage (MA) members who will have to find a new provider next year if they want to stay in the privatized version of Medicare. UCare controls a 26% stake of Minnesota’s Medicare Advantage market. Due to the coverage change, UCare will lay off 9% of its workforce, the nonprofit said Thursday. The cut amounts to…
