Jobless claims drop to lowest level in three weeks, supporting Fed’s assessment that labor market is solid
Initial jobless claims fell by 16,000 to 207,000 in the week that ended Jan. 25, the Labor Department said Thursday. It’s the lowest level in in three weeks.
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U.S. labor market’s strong end shakes Wall Street
The U.S. labor market ended 2024 on a high note, with employers adding 256,000 jobs in December. This exceeded expectations ...
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Child Labor Laws Just Changed in Five States
New laws taking effect on January 1 in four states would crack down on companies using child labor laws or violating already-existing laws, while one state loosened its child labor laws.
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US Labor Market Smashes Expectations, Wall Street Erases Post-Election Rally As Interest Rate Anxiety Grows: This Week In The Markets
Wall Street wiped out its entire post-election rally this week as mounting interest-rate fears were stoked by a red-hot labor market, surging inflation expectations and escalating geopolitical ...
Wall St soars after inflation data, strong bank earnings
Wall Street's main indexes surged on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 at a one-week high, propelled by lower-than-expected core inflation data for December and robust quarterly earnings from the ...
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Wall Street ends lower on first trading session of 2025; Tesla weighs
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street see-sawed to a lower close on Thursday amid choppy trading, as investors embarked on the new year facing the cross-currents of solid labor market data, a rising ...