Unemployment rate falls for every group but is higher for Black and Hispanic workers
A man hands his resume to an employer at the 25th annual Central Florida Employment Council Job Fair at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. More than 80 companies were recruiting for over a thousand jobs. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty...
Payrolls increase 943,000 in July as unemployment rate slides to 5.4%
Hiring rose in July at its fastest pace in nearly a year despite fears over Covid-19’s delta variant and as companies struggled with a tight labor supply, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 943,000 for the month...
Shares of South Korea’s Kakao Bank jump nearly 80% on the first day of trading
A currency dealer monitors exchange rates in a trading room at KEB Hana Bank in Seoul on June 21, 2021. JUNG YEON-JE | AFP via Getty Images Shares of Kakao Bank shot up nearly 80% during its market debut in...
Wells Fargo postpones return-to-office plans by a month amid coronavirus surge
Wells Fargo signage on May 5th, 2021 in New York City. Bill Tompkins | Michael Ochs Archives | Getty Images Wells Fargo has pushed back plans for employees to return to corporate offices by a month in response to the...
Continuing jobless claims hit new pandemic-era low, falling below 3 million
Initial claims for unemployment insurance edged lower last week, meeting Wall Street expectations, while longer-term unemployment signs showed improvement, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time filings for benefits dipped to 385,000 for the week ended July 31, a decline of...
Fed Vice Chair Clarida anticipates rate hikes starting in 2023, sees upside risks to inflation
Richard Clarida Scott Mlyn | CNBC Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said Wednesday the central bank is likely to hit its economic targets by the end of next year and start raising interest rates again in 2023. While he...
PNC’s top investor predicts retail mania’s downfall, delivers correction warning
PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati is predicting the retail frenzy’s downfall. When the government starts eliminating stimulus policies intended to help the nation weather the pandemic, the firm’s chief investment officer believes retail investors will hesitate to put new money to...
Private companies added 330,000 jobs in July, according to ADP, far short of the 653,000 estimate
A ‘We’re Hiring!’ sign is displayed at a Starbucks on Hollywood Boulevard on June 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Job creation at private companies tumbled in July as fears mounted over the spreading coronavirus...
Yellen says enacting Biden’s agenda is key to keeping U.S. the ‘world’s pre-eminent economic power’
Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, arrives at a Eurogroup meeting of European Union (EU) finance ministers in Brussels, Belgium. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will warn on Wednesday that enacting President Joe Biden’s economic agenda...
‘Made in China’ products are running into new logistics problems
A ship leaves a container port in the evening in Lianyungang in east China’s Jiangsu province Thursday, July 22, 2021. Feature China | Barcroft Media | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese companies wanting to go global are running into shipping...