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Aimee Picchi

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Aimee Picchi

    U.S. layoffs in 2026 are down nearly 40% from last year, labor data shows (opens the original)

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    Layoffs in the U.S. have fallen to a four-year low, while employers' hiring plans are up 3% this year, according to new labor data. Employers have announced 573,195 job cuts through September this year, a nearly 40% decline from the first nine months of 2025, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said on Thursday. On a monthly basis, layoffs dropped 20% in September to 43,281 from a year earlier, the lowest level in four years, the outplacement firm said. The data suggests the labor market remains solid,

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Aimee Picchi

    New SNAP rules take effect Oct. 1, raising fears of more benefit cuts - AOL (opens the original)

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    Lori Covelli, 53, an unemployed social worker in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who last year was collecting $760 per month in food stamps, recently lost all her benefits after failing to find a job and running afoul of the program's work requirements. She had hoped to regain that aid on her 54th birthday, when she would age out of those restrictions, but then learned that a new federal law had extended the program's work requirement to 64. "They were saying, 'Just try to hold on until you turn 54,'" Covel

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Aimee Picchi

    Millions of Americans are losing SNAP benefits: "It feels as though people are being punished" (opens the original)

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    Lori Covelli, 53, an unemployed social worker in Kenosha, Wisconsin, who last year was collecting $760 per month in food stamps, recently lost all her benefits after failing to find a job and running afoul of the program's work requirements. She had hoped to regain that aid on her 54th birthday, when she would age out of those restrictions, but then learned that a new federal law had extended the program's work requirement to 64. "They were saying, 'Just try to hold on until you turn 54,'" Covel

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Aimee Picchi

    Gas prices could soar if the U.S. bans diesel exports, economists say - AOL (opens the original)

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    A move by the U.S. to temporarily halt diesel exports amid record-high prices would initially lower costs, but a prolonged ban could drive up domestic gasoline prices, according to Goldman Sachs. President Trump on Sunday told reporters his administration is "very seriously" considering a ban on diesel exports. Calls to restrict exports of U.S.-refined diesel have picked up in recent weeks, mostly from Republican lawmakers, as a lever they believe will help lower prices. Diesel hit a record $6.5

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Aimee Picchi

    Trump is eyeing an export ban on U.S. diesel. It could cause gas prices to soar, experts warn. (opens the original)

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    A move by the U.S. to temporarily halt diesel exports amid record-high prices would initially lower costs, but a prolonged ban could drive up domestic gasoline prices, according to Goldman Sachs. President Trump on Sunday told reporters his administration is "very seriously" considering a ban on diesel exports. Calls to restrict exports of U.S.-refined diesel have picked up in recent weeks, mostly from Republican lawmakers, as a lever they believe will help lower prices. Diesel hit a record $6.5

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