Tag: Economy

August 7, 2020

Markets see a slight positive in July’s jobs report, but the focus remains on whether Washington can agree to a stimulus package that could help head off future job losses and aid the still millions of unemployed. The economy added […]

August 6, 2020

Stocks moved between gains and losses on Friday as better-than-expected jobs data partially offset lingering tensions between China and the U.S., as well as ongoing coronavirus stimulus negotiations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 34 points lower, or 0.12%. The […]

August 6, 2020

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is putting new rules in place to ensure that renters are aware of their rights during the pandemic. The regulator is now requiring any multifamily landlord who has entered a forbearance agreement on a loan […]

August 6, 2020

U.S. stocks showed lackluster trading at the start of Thursday’s trade, even though a weekly snapshot of the labor market showed less Americans filed for unemployment benefits than had been forecast, easing concerns about the recent impact of a resurgence […]

August 5, 2020

A falling U.S. dollar is getting a lot of attention from stock-market investors, and according to the chart below from Wells Fargo Investment Institute, the focus isn’t misplaced. The chart sums up how the stock market and a variety of […]

August 5, 2020

Oil futures posted the highest close in five months, but ended off session highs, after data confirmed a large drop in crude inventories while also showing an unexpected rise in gasoline stocks that undercut notions of a pickup in demand. […]

February 13, 2020

The number of work strikes and the number of union members are going in opposite directions, and that divergence is highlighting an important fact about today’s job market, experts say. There were 25 major work stoppages last year, according to […]

December 10, 2019

U.S. stocks on Tuesday swung from positive to negative territory as Wall Street weighed U.S-China trade developments, with a Dec. 15 deadline for additional tariffs on Chinese goods looming. Investors also were digesting news of a revised North American free […]

December 9, 2019

Gold futures settled at a slight loss on Monday, finding little reason to move in either direction ahead of a mid-week policy update from the Federal Reserve and a U.K. general election that could roil markets. The coming two-day Fed […]

November 1, 2019

Oil futures were up slightly Friday, buoyed by an upbeat read on Chinese manufacturing activity, but remain on track for a weekly loss after a rise in U.S. inventories and uncertainty around U.S.-China trade talks. West Texas Intermediate crude for […]