US hiring cools but employers still add 209,000 jobs in sign of resilient economy
America’s employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains in June, adding 209,000 jobs, a sign that the economy’s resilience is confounding the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow growth and inflation
2023-07-07 23:46
Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela
Caribbean leaders are denouncing U.S. economic sanctions against oil-rich Venezuela and say they’ve been forced to buy costlier petroleum elsewhere as they struggle with tight budgets
2023-07-07 22:47
Black unemployment rate spikes for second month in a row
By Safiyah Riddle The U.S. Black unemployment rate jumped for a second consecutive month, hitting a 10-month high
2023-07-07 22:19
Explainer-Charting the Fed's policy path
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) -U.S. central bankers have signaled they are likely to raise interest rates at their July 25-26
2023-07-07 21:55
What to stream this weekend: Taylor Swift, 'Lincoln Lawyer,' 'Biosphere' and 'Wham!'
This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's rerecording of her “Speak Now,” a documentary on Wham
2023-07-07 21:26
Fed interest-rate hike seen a lock for July
(Reuters) -The Federal Reserve will likely raise its benchmark interest rate later this month to a 5.25%-5.5% range, traders bet
2023-07-07 21:21
US slowed hiring but still added a solid 209,000 jobs in June in sign of economy's resilience
America’s employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains in June, adding 209,000 jobs, a sign that the economy’s resilience is confounding the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow growth and inflation
2023-07-07 20:47
Stock market today: Global shares mixed with Yellen in Beijing, US June jobs data imminent
U.S. markets are quiet ahead of the critical U.S. June jobs report with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Beijing attempting to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies
2023-07-07 20:19
Countries agree to slash shipping emissions but not enough to stay within warming limits
Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that many experts and some nations say falls well short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits
2023-07-07 19:29
Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs hoping to show he can save money for families
President Joe Biden has rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs
2023-07-07 18:57
Amsterdam court gives green light to plan to reduce flights at busy Schiphol Airport
Appeals court judges in Amsterdam say the Dutch government can order Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 per year to 460,000
2023-07-07 18:54
Jobs data one more piece of Fed's July rate hike puzzle
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON U.S. Federal Reserve officials parsing whether to follow through with an expected interest rate
2023-07-07 18:27