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Economists are betting that 2025 kicked off with cooler levels of job growth. But overall stable labor conditions should keep ...
Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid slowdown in labor market
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.
January Jobs Report: What to Watch in the Release
Economists are betting that 2025 kicked off with cooler levels of job growth. But overall stable labor conditions should keep ...
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Investing Action Plan: Robinhood, Shopify, AppLovin, Inflation Data On Tap
Big earnings such as Robinhood, Shopify and AppLovin, along with inflation reports, are potential market headwinds.
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Jobs report a mixed bag, but Fed likely to keep rates steady — asset managers
January's jobs report was a mixed bag of data that will probably lead the Federal Reserve to continue holding off on any more ...
Stock Market News For Feb. 6: Dow ends 125 points lower, S&P 500 and Nasdaq climb ahead of jobs report
The Dow was on pace for a 0.4% weekly gain, while the S&P 500 was up 0.5% so far and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.7% higher ...
Hiring slowed in January as the U.S. added fewer jobs than expected
Photo: Catherine McQueen () Job creation was weaker than expected for the first month of 2025, even as unemployment edged down. Nonfarm payrolls climbed 143,000 in Jan ...
Unemployment applications rose to 219K last week; layoffs remain relatively low
More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and layoffs relatively low ...