What the August jobs report means for the Fed
The long-robust US job market is continuing to cool, according to several economic indicators released this week. That marks some progress for the Federal Reserve, which is looking for weaker job creation and an overall slowdown in demand in order to defeat inflation.
2023-09-02 21:15
What to expect from the jobs report
Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered a jobs report that only Baby Bear could offer: not too hot, not too cold, but just right.
2023-09-01 19:24
What to expect from Friday's jobs report: Steady, but slower, growth
Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered a jobs report that only Baby Bear could offer: not too hot, not too cold, but just right.
2023-08-31 19:51
Special Report-Inside the downfall of embattled property developer China Evergrande
By Engen Tham, Julie Zhu and Clare Jim SHANGHAI/HONG KONG - In the beginning, Hui Ka Yan followed a simple
2023-08-31 18:56
Irish fuel duty and hospitality taxes to increase
The increases, which come into effect from midnight, follow a number of temporary reductions.
2023-08-31 16:51
Biden administration makes the case for organized labor with potential autoworkers strike looming
The Biden administration made its most detailed argument to date on the benefits of organized labor with a potential autoworkers' strike looming as negotiations between the United Auto Workers and auto companies continue and the president works to convince Americans to support his "Bidenomics" vision.
2023-08-29 03:55
Japan improves view on exports for first time in three months
TOKYO Japan's exports have been "picking up recently", the government said in its latest monthly economic assessment, its
2023-08-28 16:54
Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some 4 million children in the South Asian nation remain without access to safe water, the United Nations children's agency has warned.
2023-08-25 17:28
Employment figure hits record high in Republic of Ireland
The percentage of people aged 15-64 who are in work in the Republic of Ireland is at an all-time high.
2023-08-24 20:52
Fact check: The first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election
Eight candidates for the Republican nomination for president took the stage for the first GOP debate Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Below is a fact check of some of their statements.
2023-08-24 10:48
Republican feud over 'root canal' spending cuts raises US gov't shutdown risk
By David Morgan WASHINGTON A feud over spending cuts between hardline and centrist Republicans in the U.S. House
2023-08-21 18:25
The world shed 3.5 million millionaires in 2022 as market losses drained wealth at the top
Last year, as interest rates rose and inflation stayed stubbornly high, total household wealth declined for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.
2023-08-17 04:54