Almanac April 21
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King gets his 21-metre Coronation scroll - but who spotted the one tiny error?
For 700 years there has been a handwritten account of coronations, and this one took 56 days to finish.BBC News - Top stories -
Live Updates: U.S. Job Growth Slows
The economy added 175,000 jobs in April, a slowdown in hiring. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9 percent.The New York Times - Business -
U.S. labor market slows in April
The U.S. job market appears to have slowed last month. 175,000 jobs were added in April, falling short of expectations, while the unemployment rate came in at 3.9%. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more.CBS News - Top stories -
Turkey's inflation accelerates to nearly 70% in April
Turkey's inflation accelerated to 69.8% annually for the month of April, the Turkish Statistical Institute reported Friday.CNBC - Business - Turkey -
What to watch today in the April jobs report.
Economists expect another strong month for job creation, even as other indicators of labor demand weaken.The New York Times - Top stories -
Mortgage-bond funds haul in billions in April
Investors are piling into mortgage bonds as the Federal Reserve looks to exitMarketWatch - Business -
US job market shows signs of cooling, with just 175,000 jobs added in April
The latest snapshot on US employment was a shocker: The economy added 175,000 jobs, far below expectations for 235,000 and a reversal of the trend for robust monthly gains.CNN - Top stories -
Slower Hiring Boosts Hopes of a Late-Summer Rate Cut
The slowdown marked a break from a string of data showing surprising strength in the labor market. Wages rose less than anticipated.The Wall Street Journal - World -
ISM service-sector gauge weakens sharply in April
The Institute for Supply Management said on Friday that its service-sector PMI dropped sharply to 49.4% in April from 51.4% in the prior month.MarketWatch - Business -
Here's where the jobs are for April 2024 — in one chart
Health care and social assistance led the way, while construction hiring slowed.CNBC - Business -
Africa's week in pictures: 26 April - 2 May 2024
Yahoo News - World