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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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Stock market today: Asian markets mixed following hotter-than-expected US jobs…

Posted by June 10, 2024

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

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Oil slips on dollar’s strength from U.S. jobs data

Posted by June 10, 2024

Oil wells are seen at an oil facility by the Highway 5 near Bakersfield in California, U.S. on Nov. 27, 2022.Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesOil p

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U.S. adds a much-better-than-expected 272,000 jobs in May, but unemployment…

Posted by June 7, 2024

The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in May, countering fears of a slowdown in the labor market and likely reducing the Federal Reserve's impetus

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US employers added 272,000 jobs in May, a sign of…

Posted by June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in

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US hiring and wage growth picked up last month in…

Posted by June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in th

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Stock market today: Stocks slip and bond yields jump following…

Posted by June 7, 2024

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

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Is the US job market beginning to weaken? Friday’s employment…

Posted by June 6, 2024

WASHINGTON -- Tentative signs have emerged that the U.S. economy is cooling in a way that would be welcomed by the Federal Reserve's inflation fighters: Compani

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