January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for longer than previously expected. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the ...

U.S. jobs growth sizably strengthened in the first month of 2026. There were 130,000 jobs added in January, according to a Wednesday report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist forecasts had ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Missouri dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 3,828 ...

Nolan Wapenaar, the co-chief investment officer at Anchor Capital, says: “The data confirms that employment momentum has stabilised after a weak start to 2025, and broad-based participation suggests ...

A denser-than-usual jobs report is expected to show just how much the U.S. labor market has slowed in recent years — or perhaps that it wasn’t growing at all. In addition to the usual monthly payrolls ...

This week brings a deluge of economic indicators, particularly jobs and inflation reports, which were stalled by the recent government closure. Another shutdown may loom if Congress doesn't reach a ...

The U.S. unemployment rate fell in January for a second straight month, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise. The number of people who applied for jobless benefits also sank to a two-year low last ...

Meta Platforms’ latest annual report contained an unusual, cautionary note for investors. The tech giant’s auditor, Ernst & Young, raised a red flag over the financial engineering Meta used to keep a ...

Bitcoin attempts to rescue the day’s losses on the back of stronger US nonfarm payrolls data. Mixed signals result in risk assets diverging in their reactions to the numbers. Bitcoin traders stay wary ...

Yes, you read that right. The monthly jobs report, a Friday tradition, is out this morning, five days later than originally scheduled due to the partial government shutdown. The delayed report led ...

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(RTTNews) - Canadian stocks plunged on Thursday as traders deconstructed the Bank of Canada's Summary of Deliberations with more focus on its warnings to the economy. In addition, while investors ...