Jobs
US hiring fell sharply in July, an unexpected setback for…
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy suffered an unexpected setback in July as hiring fell sharply and the unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight month with r
Stock market today: Wall Street’s smallest stocks roar a day…
NEW YORK -- Wall Street’s split widened Thursday, as smaller stocks and other formerly downtrodden areas of the market rose up while superstar Big Tech stock
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall as dive for…
TOKYO -- Asian shares were mostly lower Thursday, with Tokyo’s benchmark dipping more than 2%, after Wall Street’s record-breaking rally slammed into a wall
Inflation in U.S. drops as consumer prices unexpectedly fell in…
U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell and the annual increase was the smallest in a year, reinforcing views that a trend of dropping inflation was back on
Higher costs and low base fares send Delta’s profit down…
Americans are traveling in record numbers this summer, but Delta Air Lines said Thursday that it saw second-quarter profit drop 29% due to higher costs and disc
Stock market today: Wall Street sticks near its records as…
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks are sticking near their records Friday following a highly anticipated report on the job market that showed a slowdown in hiring and cont
Biden’s team asks CEOs how to further boost the economy…
WASHINGTON -- On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden likes to take a hard thwack at corporate America.The Democrat tells voters that companies should pay mo
Stock market today: Asian markets mixed following hotter-than-expected US jobs…
HONG KONG -- Asian markets were mixed on Monday after a jobs report released Friday came in hotter than expected, while the euro fell after French President Emm
Stock market today: Stocks slip and bond yields jump following…
NEW YORK -- Stocks slipped and Treasury yields rose sharply Friday after the government released a jobs report whose headline numbers came in hotter than expect
Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed ahead of key…
HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mixed Friday after a steady Thursday on Wall Street as markets anticipated the key U.S. jobs data that will be revealed later in
