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The Labor Department said Tuesday that 4.5 million Americans, or about 3% of the workforce, quit their jobs in March.

Mr. Vounatsos has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since his appointment in January 2017″ the company disclosed as it released quarterly earnings.

So far, 292 stocks in the S&P 500, or nearly 60% of the benchmark index, have posted January through March results.

Last month, the Labor Department said that the consumer price index – which measures a bevy of goods including gasoline, health care, groceries and rents – rose 8.5% in March from a year ago, the fastest pace since December 1981, when inflation hit 8.9%.

Mortgage rates dropped for the first time in seven weeks, according to latest data from Freddie Mac, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falling to 5.1% as of April 28.

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