Second, the Fed is looking for signs of weakness in the labor market. Though the Fed doesn't want unemployment levels to dive to recession levels, a "healthy" labor market tells the central bank that ...

Washington, DC, February 7, 2025-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 143,000 in January, and the unemployment rate edged ...

More workers stayed put at their jobs by the end of 2024 compared to 2023 as the job market slightly cooled, according to new ...

Stock futures jumped after Wall Street finally got an encouraging update on inflation. The producer price index rose 0.2% in December on a monthly basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.

And some on Wall Street think this report may have ... "Inflation is stuck above target, with upside risks." Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday showed 256,000 new jobs ...

dimming hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates anytime soon — which sparked a sell-off on Wall Street. The blowout number from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics — a massive ...

A double-shot of hot economic data sent bond yields spiking and the stock market falling as Wall Street continued to rethink the path forward for interest rates. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Among active stocks, Estée Lauder ( EL) is the weakest stock in the S&P after the company’s downbeat outlook into the current fiscal quarter, along with plans to revive the business through job cuts ...