Payrolls barely grow to start 2021 even as the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%
Job growth returned to the U.S. in January, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 49,000 while the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%, the Labor Department said Friday in the first employment report of the Biden administration. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones...
Jobs growth likely rebounded in January, but the extent of the recovery depends on hotels and restaurants
January’s employment picture appears to have improved over December, but how much so depends in big part on the impact of the virus and restrictions on the struggling hospitality and leisure sector. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will release...
Stock futures are flat as major averages try to finish best week since November
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Thursday, following a four-day winning streak on Wall Street as investors awaited a closely-watched January jobs report. Futures on the...
Jobless claims better than expected last week and lowest in two months
New claims for jobless benefits came in a bit less than expected last week though U.S. employment gains remain sluggish. First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 779,000 for the week ended Jan. 30, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That was...
Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Canada Goose, eBay, PayPal, Qualcomm & more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Canada Goose (GOOS) – Canada Goose shares surged more than 15% in the premarket after the outerwear maker beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Results...
More unemployment aid may be coming. Many are still waiting on the last round
Capitol dome Congress Mark Makela | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are hoping to pass $1.9 trillion of additional pandemic relief, including extra jobless benefits. Still, many unemployed workers haven’t yet gotten benefit...
Private companies added 174,000 jobs in January, vs 50,000 estimate, ADP says
A month after reporting the first loss since April, the employment picture bounced back in January as companies added 174,000 new jobs, according to a report Wednesday from payroll processing firm ADP. The gain beat the 50,000 estimate from economists...
Mortgage refinancing suddenly surges, but homebuyers stall due to sticker shock
A house for sale on December 17, 2020 in Scituate, Massachusetts. Matt Stone | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell for the first time in nearly a month, and that lit a fire under current borrowers who may...
Alibaba looking to raise up to $5 billion in U.S. dollar bond issuance after earnings beat
Signage for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. covers the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange November 11, 2015. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Alibaba will be taking advantage of the low interest rate environment in the U.S. right now by...
Dallas Fed President Kaplan stresses need for more spending to keep economic recovery going
Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan in a CNBC interview Tuesday backed more spending across a variety of fronts as the economy tries to shake off the Covid-19 pandemic effects. President Joe Biden has proposed spending $1.9 trillion to provide...