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'There will be things that people can't get,' a White House official reportedly told Reuters.

Oil prices on Tuesday hit a near-three-year high amid energy supply shortages, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits moved up last week to 332,000 from a pandemic low, a sign that worsening COVID-19 infections may have slightly increased layoffs.

Inflation continued to surge in August, but appeared to settle at nearly the fastest pace in almost 13 years as the economy continues to emerge from the pandemic, the feds said Tuesday.

The expiration of jobless benefits could fuel a sharp spending pullback.

As Labor Day weekend comes to a close, so too will expanded unemployment benefits for millions of people across the country.

Friday’s lackluster non-farm payrolls report, which showed American employers adding far fewer jobs in August than expected, is likely to cool enthusiasm among Federal Reserve policymakers for a quick roll-back of stimulus, some experts believe.

The U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate dipped to 5.2 percent, the Labor Department said in its monthly labor assessment Friday.

340K Americans filed for first-time jobless benefits in the week ended Aug. 28.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy and job market have been recovering briskly from the coronavirus pandemic.