How much do they pay per hour at Walmart? The largest private employer in USAwith a total of 1.7 million workers, announced it will raise the minimum wage with the goal of retaining store and warehouse workers amid a tight job market for lower-paying industries. 94% of Walmart workers in the US are hourly employees, […]
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United States: learn what Covered California is and how to access health insurance
Currently in California (USA) there are thousands of people who still do not have health insurance that allows them to take care of any eventuality. That is why Covered California invited all citizens to register before the deadline. Get all the details here. With the aim of making people aware of enrolling in health insurance, […]
United States: know how much is the amount that a worker could receive with the EITC
Millions of low- and moderate-income workers in the United States have a great opportunity to enroll in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), also known as the Earned Income Tax Credit. Through this mechanism, taxpayers will benefit in the area of taxes. Here we tell you how much an employee can receive with this campaign. […]
United States: what is the Earned Income Tax Credit and who benefits
After the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have gone in search of a new job opportunity with the aim of improving their family economy in the United States. In that sense, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unveiled some tax benefits that millions of employees could have with the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Last January 23 […]
Groundhog Day, history: why it is celebrated on February 2 in the United States
What is Groundhog Day about? This famous celebration, which has become an international holiday, is celebrated mainly in USA since centuries. He knows what the origin of the date is and more. The central party takes place in the city of Punxsutawney, in Pennsylvania (United States), where the community prepares for a year to celebrate […]
Nearshoring and the possible recession in the US will define the Mexican economy
The use of the relocation of the Value chains in Mexico (nearshoring), greater physical investment and the possible recession of USA they will define the future of the Mexican economy in 2023, specialists agree. Uncertainty surrounds Mexico’s economic outlook for this year after revealing its 3% growth in 2022 on Tuesday, a figure that the […]
Why Elon Musk blocked his Twitter account
The CEO of Twitter Inc. was responding to users of the social network who claimed that making an account private drastically improved the reach of their tweets. Right-wing commentator Ian Miles Cheong tweeted the results of a test on Tuesday which concluded that a tweet sent when his account went private received many more. “I […]
Fed opts for a slight rate hike, but still expects to continue with restrictive policy
The Federal Reserve The United States raised its target interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, February 1, but continued to promise “continued increases” in borrowing costs as part of its unresolved battle against inflation. “Inflation has come down a bit, but it’s still high,” said the central bank of USA […]
US GDP recovered 2.1% in 2022
Advance. In a scenario of moderate and low inflation unemploymentthe US economy continues to grow. The US economy advanced 2.1% during 2022 compared to 2021, According to the first calculation of the annual gross domestic product, made by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). It is so that the GDP The US advanced 0.7% compared […]
In 2022 investment in renewable energy for the first time was equal to that of fossil fuels
Last year, for the first time, resources allocated to green energy exceeded US$1 trillion. China and the United States led the investments. In 2022, for the first time in history investment in green energy was the same as that addressed to the fossil fuels and amounted to US$ 1.1 trillion, according to the study Trends […]