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Ex-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Wednesday, April 8th that his nonprofit has made an additional $30 million donation to a Sierra Club environmental campaign to reduce the number of U.S. coal-fired power plants in the U.S.

Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $30M To Sierra Club The new donation by Bloomberg Philanthropies to the Sierra Club’s “Beyond Coal” campaign is above and beyond a $50 million pledge the organization made in 2011. The Beyond Coal campaign has been involved in the closure of 187 highly polluting coal po

The Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. job creation cratered in March adding just 126,000 to nonfarm payrolls, while unemployment remained at 5.5 percent. The labor force participation rate, employment-to-population ratio and wages, all barely moved from their abysmal readings.

Job Creation Craters, But Unemployment Rate Surprisingly Holds Steady At 5.5% The Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. job creation cratered in March adding just 126,000 to nonfarm payrolls, while unemployment remained at 5.5%.

Applications are a proxy for layoffs. The relatively low average shows that employers are holding onto workers and may increase hiring. Applications below 300,000 are generally consistent with solid monthly job gains.

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that strong hiring should continue despite signs of slower economic growth at the start of 2015.

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