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.
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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Stock Market News: Dow Futures Hold Steady
The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq were set to open little changed on Friday as the stock market awaits the January jobs report.
US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: generating decent, but unspectacular, job ...
Jobless Benefit Claims Rose, But Layoffs Remain Relatively Low
Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of layoffs. The four-week average, which evens out ...
The U.S. added fewer jobs than expected in January
Photo: Catherine McQueen () Job creation was weaker than expected for the first month of 2025, even as unemployment edged ...
Euro Faces Hit From Potentially Imminent U.S. Tariffs
The euro was weaker against the dollar and looked vulnerable given threats to implement U.S. tariffs on the EU, and UBS recommended selling the euro with a target of $1.0000 and stop loss of $1.0575.
Affirm Earnings Arrive Today. What to Watch.
For the second fiscal quarter, Wall Street has penciled in a loss of 16 cents per share and revenue of $807 million, ...