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Wall Street week ahead: Spotlight on Fed rate decision, jobs…

Posted by July 28, 2024

Next week, the focus of Wall Street investors will be on the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision and Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference.The ce

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Higher tax rates, smaller child tax credit and other changes…

Posted by July 22, 2024

Biden/Trump debate: Cutting taxes, national debtPresident Biden and former President Trump confront each other over the economy.At the stroke of midnight Dec. 3

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Wall Street today: S&P 500, Nasdaq drop on big tech…

Posted by July 17, 2024

Wall Street: S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined on Wednesday, with major chip and tech stocks leading the fall on worries about trade sanctions on companies giving

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At the open: North American stock markets slide as megacap…

Posted by July 17, 2024

Canada’s main stock index opened lower on Wednesday, dragged down by a technology sector rout on Wall Street, though gains in gold and oil shares helped limit

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Inflation in U.S. drops as consumer prices unexpectedly fell in…

Posted by July 11, 2024

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 

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Powell stresses message that US job market is cooling, a…

Posted by July 10, 2024

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to a slowing job market and not onl

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Fed rate cut debate to heat up as US job…

Posted by July 5, 2024

July 5 - Federal Reserve policymakers got more evidence of U.S. labor-market cooling on Friday that could boost their confidence they are winning their fight o

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Wall Street today: US stocks mixed after weak jobs data…

Posted by July 5, 2024

US stocks were mixed on Friday following a report on the job market that showed a slowdown in hiring.At 9:50 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down

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US jobs report for June is likely to point to…

Posted by July 4, 2024

WASHINGTON -- The American job market likely cooled last month while still remaining fundamentally healthy, which would be welcome news for the Federal Reserve

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US employers added solid 206,000 jobs in June in sign…

Posted by July 4, 2024

WASHINGTON -- America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s abilit

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Americans swat away high fuel prices and gear up for…

Posted by July 3, 2024

Record 71 million people are expected to travel on upcoming long weekend, a growth trajectory similar to pre-pandemic.High fuel costs and the threat of a hurric

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US job openings rise to 8.1 million despite higher interest…

Posted by July 2, 2024

WASHINGTON -- U.S. job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates intended to cool the labor market.Vacancies rose

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