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Stock market today: Wall Street slides after Treasury yields climb…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slid Monday after Treasury yields hit their highest levels since the summer and oil price
Stock market today: Wall Street holds steady as calm returns…
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks are holding relatively steady in quiet trading on Tuesday, offering a calm respite following weeks of sharp swings.The S&P 500 was 0
US hiring rebounds slightly and unemployment rate dips in sign…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s sluggish pace, and the unem
Asian shares trade mixed amid caution ahead of key US…
TOKYO -- Asian shares traded mixed Friday ahead of a highly anticipated U.S. jobs report that’s expected to influence how the U.S. Federal Reserve will move o
US jobs data return to centre stage as Federal Reserve…
With the Federal Reserve set to begin cutting interest rates in a few weeks, the main question now is how big the first reduction will be. Monthly US employme
Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles on worries about the…
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday to their worst day since an early August sell-off, as a week full of updates on the economy got off to a discouragingly
Asian stocks track Wall Street gains after encouraging US jobs…
Asian stocks were higher Friday after U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment ea
Wall Street has best day since 2022 after encouraging update…
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the slo
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges 7% as world markets tremble…
BANGKOK -- Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged as much as 7.1% early Monday before recovering some lost ground, extending sell-offs that shook wo
Is the US headed for a recession?
The unexpected rise in the unemployment rate in the United States has left economists divided: Is the US on the brink of a recession or not? The unemployment ra
Stock market today: Dow drops 800 on weak jobs data…
NEW YORK -- Stocks are tumbling Friday on worries the U.S. economy could be cracking under the weight of high interest rates meant to whip inflation.The S&P
US hiring fell sharply in July, an unexpected setback for…
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy suffered an unexpected setback in July as hiring fell sharply and the unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight month with r
