Mixed news on US jobs: Unemployment rate falls but hiring is slowing

The US economy is expected to have added 160,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate likely dropped to 4.2% from 4.3%. Read More

US economy's fate hangs on jobs report as Fed decides how deep cuts will go

Data on unemployment may influence how deep the Fed cuts interest rates as the US economy is at a tipping point. Read More

‘The sky is not falling’: US economy added 142,000 jobs in August

The US economy appears to be on a knife’s edge, and Friday’s jobs report will be the deciding factor as to the next direction. Read More

US economy added 142,000 jobs in August, missing expectations

The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 142,000 jobs in August, missing economists' expectations while the unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.2%. Read More

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 continue September swoon ahead of pivotal jobs report

Labor data is in focus as the prospect of rate cuts fails to offset growing doubts about the health of the economy. Read More

Gold holds gains but stays below $2,500 ahead of US jobs data

XAU/USD rises 0.05% to $2,493, with prices rebounding after hitting a daily low of $2,471. Falling US Treasury yields and a softer US Dollar support Gold despite volatile profit-taking throughout the ... Read More

The US economy is pulling off something historic

Stocks surged in the morning after the economy’s powerful show of resilience ... a lot tougher to find a new job. Fed officials meet next week to set monetary policy, and they’re widely ... Read More

Stocks tumble on worries about the economy, Dow loses 600

Shares tumbled Tuesday to their worst day since an early August sell-off, as a week full of updates on the economy got off to a discouragingly weak start. Read More

Wall Street tumbles on worries about the economy

It also pointed out that stocks of oil and gas companies were some of the market’s biggest losers after the price of crude oil fell roughly four per cent on concerns about how much fuel a fragile ... Read More

Stock market today: Wall Street slumps following weak manufacturing data; Dow drops 500 points

Asian shares traded mixed Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a key report on U.S. employment set for release later in the week. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.2% in morning ... Read More

Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles on worries about the economy, and Dow drops more than 600

Stocks of oil and gas companies were some of the market’s biggest losers after the price of crude oil fell roughly 4% on concerns about how much fuel a fragile global economy will burn. A barrel of ... Read More