Weekly jobless claims rise unexpectedly as stimulus boost fades
The number of first-time filers for unemployment benefits were slightly higher than expected last week as the labor market continues its sluggish recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial jobless claims for the week ending...
Racial inequality cost the economy $16 trillion over the last two decades, Citi finds
shapecharge | E+ | Getty Images Racial inequality is bad for the U.S. in innumerable ways, of course, many of which are hard to calculate directly. But now Citi has put a number to at least one aspect of social...
Economist Stephen Roach issues new dollar crash warning, sees double-dip recession odds above 50%
Economist Stephen Roach warns next year will be brutal for the dollar. Not only does he see growing odds of a double-dip recession, the Yale University senior fellow believes his “seemingly crazed idea” that the dollar would crash shouldn’t be so...
JPMorgan to pay almost $1 billion fine to resolve US investigation into trading practices
A man is reflected in a sign outside of the JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York City. Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is close to paying almost $1 billion to resolve government investigations into the alleged manipulation of metal and Treasuries...
China’s online shopping growth stalls — a sign of slow economic recovery
A couple wearing protective facemasks as a prevention measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus walk at a nearly empty shopping mall in Beijing on February 27, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese fervor for online shopping waned...
Existing home sales jump to 14-year high, as prices set another record
A home for sale is seen in Santa Monica, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters After a record-setting July, the housing market still shows no sign of cooling off. Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate...
Powell pledges the Fed’s economic aid ‘for as long as it takes’
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged continued support for...
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nikola, JPMorgan Chase, Roku, Apple, Delta & more
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures while speaking during a Bloomberg Television interview at the JPMorgan Global Markets Conference in Paris, France, on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Christopher Morin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check...
Leaked U.S. government files suggest Deutsche Bank tops list of suspicious transactions
A pedestrian with a umbrella walks pass a logo of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank appears to have facilitated more than half of the leaked $2...
Bank trading floors could be poised for a makeover in the wake of Covid-19
A member of exchange staff uses a fixed-line telephone while looking at financial data on computer screens on the trading floor of Bats Europe, the European arm of Bats Global Markets Inc., in London, U.K.. Jason Alden/Bloomberg | Bloomberg |...
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