The Week (US)

The bottom line

- The U.S. economy added 103,000 new jobs in March, though wages remain stalled. The unemployme­nt rate stayed at 4.1 percent, while average hourly pay grew 2.7 percent from March 2017. There is now a position open for every unemployed person in the country.

Disney’s Black Panther has overtaken Titanic as the thirdhighe­st-grossing movie ever at the U.S. box office. Black Panther has earned $665.3 million domestical­ly, while Titanic earned $659.4 million. Only Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with $936.7 million at the U.S. box office, and Avatar, with $760.5 million, have grossed more.

The amount of money Australian­s lose on gambling each year is far and away the most in the world: more than 1,200 Australian dollars (U.S. $920) per capita. Australia’s gambling losses per adult are more than double those in the U.S. and about 50 percent higher than second-place Singapore.

Three out of every four Millennial­s in the U.S. hold some form of debt, according to an NBC News/GenForward survey. A quarter of people 18 to 34 years old have more than $30,000 in debt, and 11 percent owe more than $100,000.

President Trump has sharply criticized Amazon for allegedly not collecting and paying its fair share of state and local taxes on internet purchases. But the Trump Organizati­on’s online store, TrumpStore.com, which sells $100 polo shirts, baseball caps, teddy bears, and other Trump-branded merchandis­e, collects sales tax only on orders shipped to three states: Florida, Virginia, and Louisiana.

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