US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
When the Labor Department releases January employment numbers Friday, they’re likely to show that companies, government ...
US applications for jobless benefits rose to 219,000 last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
The total number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for the week of January 25 climbed to 1.89 million.
Stock Market Today: Investors Respond to the Usual Uncertainty
Investors still struggling to process the implications of a new administration in Washington, D.C., seem soothed by the ...
Initial jobless claims are low, but ‘slow bleed’ in labor market continues
Thursday’s report on initial jobless claims shows they remain low, yet “the slow bleed in the labor market appears to be continuing,” according to Renaissance Macro Research’s Neil Dutta. The ...
Stock Market Today: Dow ends over 300 points higher, S&P 500, Nasdaq gain as bond yields drop; Alphabet, AMD stocks slump
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with a gain of 317.24 points, or 0.7%, at 44,873.28, led by gains for Amgen, Goldman Sachs, Sherwin-Williams and Nvidia. The S&P 500 ended 23.60 points higher ...