There were 6,000 fewer initial claims for unemployment last week than the previous week, with multiple media reports saying the labor market remains about as...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January employment report, released Wednesday (Feb. 11), delivered the kind of headline that suggests calm. Payrolls rose by 130,000 and...
Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest point since 2014 in January, with survey respondents expressing concerns about a range of factors that affect the economy,...
More than 9 million student loan borrowers have missed at least one payment this year. That’s according to a report Saturday (Dec. 13) from the...
A leading Federal Reserve official warns that problems of poorer Americans could threaten economic growth. In an interview Saturday (Nov. 8) with the Financial Times...
Haver Analytics reported calculated that unemployment claims in the United States rose marginally during the last week of September. In the week ended Sept. 27,...
Small businesses sentiment rose last month despite ongoing worries about labor shortages. That’s according to the latest edition of the Small Business Optimism Index from the...
Spending by America’s Hispanic consumers is reportedly slowing amid tariff and immigration-related concerns. Consumption among these families barely increased during the year through June, Bloomberg...