The American labor market, red-hot for the past few years, has cooled
September 04, 2024
Artificial intelligence is beginning to allow many employers to automate functions long performed by human workers
September 01, 2024
The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said in an upgrade of its initial assessment
August 29, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell all but proclaimed mission accomplished in the fight against inflation and signaled that interest rate cuts are coming in a much-anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
August 23, 2024
A surge in optimism by Democrats over the prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris lifted U.S. consumer sentiment slightly this month
August 16, 2024
The U.S. economy suffered an unexpected setback in July, as hiring fell sharply and the unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight month in a sign that higher interest rates may be taking a bigger toll on businesses and consumers
August 01, 2024
U.S. job openings fell slightly last month, a sign that the American labor market continues to cool in the face of high interest rates
July 30, 2024
The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses helping drive growth despite the pressure of continually high interest rates
July 24, 2024
The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its economic outlook this year for China, India and Europe while modestly lowering expectations for the United States and Japan
July 16, 2024
Wholesale prices in the United States rose by a larger-than-expected 2.6% last month from a year earlier, a sign that some inflation pressures remain elevated
July 12, 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to a slowing job market and not only to taming inflation, a shift that signals it’s likely to begin cutting interest rates soon
July 10, 2024
The American job market likely cooled last month while still remaining fundamentally healthy, which would be welcome news for the Federal Reserve in its drive to fully tame inflation
July 04, 2024
U.S. job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates
July 02, 2024
A measure of prices that's closely tracked by the Federal Reserve suggests that inflation pressures in the U.S. economy are continuing to ease
June 28, 2024
The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the government said in a slight upgrade from its previous estimate
June 27, 2024
America’s auto industry has grown concerned that Chinese carmakers may be preparing to set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules
June 26, 2024
America’s auto industry has grown concerned that Chinese carmakers may be preparing to set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules
June 26, 2024
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits slipped last week
June 20, 2024
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, remaining at historically low levels in another sign that the U.S. job market remains strong in the face of higher interest rates
October 12, 2023
The World Bank has upgraded its outlook for the global economy, estimating that it will expand 2.6% this year on the strength of sustained growth in the United States
June 11, 2024
The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3% annual pace from January through March, the weakest quarterly rate since the spring of 2022, the government said in a downgrade from its previous estimate
May 30, 2024
A top Apple executive defended the tech giant’s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no “valid alternative
September 26, 2023
Wholesale price increases fell in May, the latest sign that inflation pressures in the United States may be easing as the Federal Reserve considers a timetable for cutting interest rates
June 13, 2024
U.S. job openings fell in April to the lowest level since 2021
June 04, 2024
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank last month, pushed down by high mortgage rates and rising prices
May 22, 2024
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