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U.S. consumer spending plunged by a record-shattering 13.6% in April as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses, forced millions of layoffs and sent the economy into a deep recession, according to figures released Friday by the Commerce Department.Last month s spending drop was far worse than the revised 6.9% stanley cup tumble in March, which at the time had set a record for the steepest one-month fal stanley cup l since 1959. The data provide further evidence that the economy is gripped by the worst downturn in decades, with consumers unable or too anxious to spend much.The report showed sharp declines in consumer spending across the board mdash; from durable goods like cars to non-durable items such as clothing to services ranging from doctor visits to haircuts. Spending tumbled 17.3% for durable goods, 16.2% for non-durables and 12.2% for services. Overall, spending dropped by $1.8 trillion between March and April mdash; the equivalent of the entire annual economic output of Russia. Even with employers cutting millions of jobs, personal incomes soared 10.5% in April, reflecting suppo stanley cup rt through government payments in the form of unemployment aid and stimulus checks. Wages and salaries, normally the key component of overall income, sank by an annualized $740 billion in April. By contrast, income in the form of government support jumped by an annualized $3 trillion. That form of income, though, will likely fade in coming months as cert Svgn Girl who held Thank You, Mr. Policeman sign at Baton Rouge officer s funeral follows in his footsteps
ST. LOUIS - Thousands gathered Saturday for a second day of organized rallies and marches protesting Michael Brown s death and other fatal police shootings in the St. Louis area and nationwide.The events remained peaceful but boisterous gatherings into the night. Vietnam-era peace activists, New York City seminarians and hundreds of fast-food workers buse air max d in from Chicago, Nashville and other cities marched alongside local residents, spurred by a national campaign dubbed Ferguson October.Outside Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, where the Cardinals host adidas samba ed the San Francisco Giants in the first game of the National League Championship Series, several dozen protesters stood on the sidewalk, chanting and holding signs. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that fans headed to the game mainly went around the protesters without stopping to look, though jordan a few cheered their efforts. Mass protests continue in Ferguson 00:27 Four days of planned events began Friday afternoon with a march outside the St. Louis County prosecutor s office. Protesters renewed calls for prosecutor Bob McCulloch to charge Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson officer, in the Aug. 9 death of Brown, a black, unarmed 18-year-old. A grand jury is reviewing the case and the Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation. |
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