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(NEW YORK) -- Hiring grew far more than expected in August, bouncing back from a decline in employment a month earlier, according to the federal government's monthly jobs report.Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, which marked a major improvement from 23,000 jobs lost in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed.Hiring came in well above a monthly average gain of 31,000 jobs over the previous 12 months.The unemployment rate held steady at […]

(NEW YORK) -- Diesel prices hit a record high in the United States on Friday, jumping to an average of $5.85 a gallon as the Iran war choked global oil supply.Gasoline prices also climbed on Friday, registering at an average of $4.14 a gallon, the highest price ever recorded at this time of year, AAA said.High diesel prices push up transport costs for many everyday products, including groceries, clothes and furniture.The average price […]

(Getty Images stock photo/lixu) (NEW YORK) -- TikTok is giving users new ways to join conversations on the platform.The social media company on Thursday announced several new comment features that will allow people to leave voice messages, vote in polls and share multiple photos under videos.More than 1.7 billion comments are shared on TikTok each day, according to the company.Among the updates is Voice Comments, a new feature that TikTok says it will […]