Biden warns the economy is stalling after ‘dire’ jobs report, calls for ‘urgent action’ on Covid stimulus
President-elect Joe Biden said Friday’s underwhelming jobs report foreshadows a “dark winter” that demands “urgent action” from President Donald Trump and Congress, as Covid spreads out of control across the U.S. and Americans face benefit cuts if Congress does not...
4 warning signs in the November jobs report: ‘This feels like the calm before the storm’
People receive food at a distribution site during the coronavirus pandemic. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. economy added 245,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 6.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Biden says ‘dire’ jobs report shows stalling economy, calls on Trump and Congress to pass stimulus
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to name his economic team at the Queen Theater December 1, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Alex Wong | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden said Friday’s underwhelming jobs report foreshadows a “dark winter”...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Big Lots, Carvana, Cloudera, DocuSign & more
A customer exits a Big Lots store in Clifton, New Jersey. Emile Wamsteker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Big Lots — The retail stock sank 9% after the company declined to...
Jobs report shows weakening trend heading into holidays, increasing the case for stimulus
Food Bank for New York City distributes turkeys and Thanksgiving fixings with support from Stop & Shop and WBLS’ The Steve Harvey Morning Show on November 16, 2020 in New York City. Michael Loccisano | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty...
Employment growth slows sharply in November amid coronavirus surge
Nonfarm payrolls increased by just 245,000 in November, well below Wall Street estimates as rising coronavirus cases coincided with a considerable slowdown in hiring. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 440,000 and the jobless rate to decrease...
Pandemic-induced options trading craze shows no signs of slowing down
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in New York. NYSE Options trading is the new sports betting. Talk about unintended consequences. The stay-at-home requirement created by Covid-19 has spawned a huge sub-industry in options trading in tandem with...
Christmas tree sales are telling a holly, jolly economic story
John Williams, left, and his dad Terry, right, both of Salem, carry a large Christmas Tree out of the field together at Tucker Tree Farm in Salem, Oregon, November 29, 2020. Alisha Jucevic | Reuters Tree retailers are having a...
Since Congress can’t agree on a stimulus bill, states and cities are providing relief
Michelle Lujan Grisham, the governor of New Mexico Toya Sarno Jordan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Some states and cities are forging ahead to provide relief to residents financially scarred by the Covid crisis, as negotiations for a...
The pace of job gains likely slowed in November due to the impact of virus shutdowns
Job gains in November are expected to be weaker than in October, reflecting the impact of virus-related shutdowns by states and local governments due to the record spread of Covid-19. Economists expect a consensus of 440,000 nonfarm payrolls were added...
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