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Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Customer Accounts

Increasing attention to suspicious-seeming transactions has led to some people suddenly losing access to their bank accounts. The reasons are often a mystery.

By Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber

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What to know about the latest jobs report.

The unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent.

By Lydia DePillis

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The jobs numbers will factor into a complicated calculation for the Fed.

As central bankers contemplate whether to raise interest rates at their meeting in May, slowing hiring and wages may give them comfort.

By Jeanna Smialek

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An edgy bond market eyes the hiring data for signs of recession.

By Joe Rennison