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The labor market proved unexpectedly solid in November, with both payrolls and pay increasing — elevating hopes of a soft landing for the U.S. economy. Nonfarm payrolls rose 199,000 last month and the unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The monthly job additions exceeded expectations, which had economists […]
An Hour Ago U.S. stocks open lower U.S. stocks opened lower Friday as investors assessed a strong jobs report that left them torn between hopes for a resilient economy and expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts in the new year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1% at the start of the trading day. The […]
Amazon associates work to ship out orders during Cyber Monday at the Same-Day Delivery Facility Fulfillment Center on November 27, in Tampa, Florida. Octavio Jones/Getty Images A a time when multiple forces and crises — wars, geopolitical tensions, the pandemic’s lingering aftershocks, high inflation and steep borrowing costs — weigh on global growth, there have […]
US stocks were higher on Thursday as investors looked again to labor market data for signposts to the path of interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lagged the other major averages, rising about 0.2%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (
US stock futures were mixed on Thursday, with the Dow looking set for another start in the red as investors looked again to labor market data for signposts to the path of interest rates. Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) futures fell almost 0.2%, while S&P 500 (
Lynn Wencus, of Wrentham, Mass., stands near a sign and bench placed in a garden in memory of her son Jeff at her home, in Wrentham, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Wencus lost Jeff to a heroin overdose in 2017. Families who lost loved ones to overdose are divided over OxyContin maker Purdue […]
photo by: Emma Delk West Liberty University President Tim Borchers, right, and his wife, Suzanne Williams, chop and peel vegetables for a dish that will be served at Thanksgiving dinner today. The university’s first family has invited 17 students that will be spending the holiday on campus to dine at their […]
Photo by Joselyn King U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, delivers the keynote address at the Project BEST “Excellence in Construction” Awards Thursday at The Highlands Event Center in Triadelphia. YOUNGSTOWN — If both sides come to an agreement, the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees will vote Tuesday on a contract […]
This image released by Lionsgate shows Rachel Zegler, center, in a scene from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.” (Lionsgate via AP) “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” topped the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters with $44 million in ticket […]