Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid a slowdown in the labor market
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.
Stock Market News: Dow Futures Hold Steady
The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open little changed on Friday as the stock market awaits the January jobs report.
What to Watch in the Release
Economists are betting that 2025 kicked off with cooler levels of job growth. But overall stable labor conditions should keep ...
Wildfires, snow and holiday shopping. Here’s what likely influenced Friday’s jobs numbers
Trump, via the Elon Musk-spearheaded Department of Government Efficiency, is in the process of gutting some federal agencies.
The U.S. added fewer jobs than expected in January
Job creation was weaker than expected for the first month of 2025, even as unemployment edged down. Nonfarm payrolls climbed ...
Jobless Benefit Claims Rose, But Layoffs Remain Relatively Low
Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of layoffs. The four-week average, which evens out ...
The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge heated up again
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved even higher in December, driven in part by rising food and energy prices. However, a closely watched measurement of underlying inflation trends ...
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Honeywell Stock Drops on Company Split, 2025 Guidance
Honeywell International (HON) stock is falling after the company announced plans to split into three separate divisions and a ...
U.K. Data Are Key For Sterling Outlook After This Week’s BOE Rate Cut
Sterling was up slightly against the dollar and U.K. economic data should prove key to the British currency’s outlook after the BOE’s 25bp rate cut.