Jobs disaster—or mediocrity—to be revealed with September jobs report finally set to drop Thursday
The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a…
The housing market, workers, and the economy are all stuck
The number of U.S. homes that typically change hands as people relocate for work, retire or trade-up for…
Powell cuts rates in the dark in historic move, with no jobs data and Trump heckling from abroad
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, a…
Here’s how many jobs have been lost in sectors affected by tariffs since Trump’s trade war started
Since President Donald Trump launched his trade war earlier this year, industries impacted by tariffs have shed tens…
Recession warning: just a few industries are driving job growth, Zandi says
Vital signs for the labor market indicate that it’s getting sicker, and the healthcare sector is one of…
The Fed got it wrong and is late again, top economist says, as job gains collapse
Allianz chief economic advisor Mohamed El-Erian said the Federal Reserve is behind the curve in lowering rates now that the…
Stock market’s fate comes down to the next 14 trading sessions
The next few weeks will give Wall Street a clear reading on whether this latest stock market rally…
More than half of industries are already shedding workers, a ‘telling’ sign that’s accompanied past recessions, top economist says
The U.S. economy isn’t in a recession yet, but the number of industries cutting back on headcount is…
Why America’s jobs data may be getting it wrong
Despite last week’s headlines about alarmingly soft job growth, millions of Americans have been starting businesses at unprecedented…
Stunning new data reveals 140% layoff spike in July, with almost half connected to AI and ‘technological updates’
Not only did payrolls grow by just 73,000 in July, below Wall Street estimates, but the revisions also…