Early gains on Monday lift U.S. stock indexes toward three-week highs
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Jobless claims drop to 11-week low of 211,000 in early December
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early December fell to a nearly three-month low of 211,000, indicating layoffs around the holiday season remain low Read more
U.S. private-sector job growth slows to lowest level since early 2021, ADP
The numbers: Private payrolls rose by 127,000 in November, according to the payroll services firm ADP on Wednesday. It is the slowest pace of growth since January 2021. Economists polled Read more
Social Security recipients are missing out on $182,000 by claiming too early, study finds
Social Security recipients are missing out on nearly $200,000 by claiming benefits too early, according to a new study. The study, from Atlanta Fed director of research David Altig, the Read more
Inflation is not hurting online sales early in the holiday-shopping season
Consumers so far this holiday season have spent roughly the same online as they did at this time last year, despite concerns that higher prices might crimp demand, Adobe Inc. Read more
Technical analyst Tom DeMark says bitcoin low could come as early as Friday
The cryptocurrency market has been hammered this week as major cryptocurrency exchange FTX falters, but one noted technical analyst says bitcoin could reach a bottom as early as Friday. Tom Read more
‘Voters are looking for help’: With control of Congress is still too early to call, here are 3 burning tax questions
A day after midterm elections, it remains uncertain whether either party will end up with Congressional control or whether it will be a divided Congress — and that has consequences Read more
This Virginia race could tell us early on if Republicans are going to have a big night
If Republicans are on the crest of a “red wave” in the 2022 U.S. elections, a tight congressional race in Virginia could offer one of the earliest clues. Democratic Congresswoman Read more
Red wave or red ripple? Watch these races for early clues about Tuesday’s midterm elections, analysts say
There could be signs relatively early on Tuesday night that reveal which way the 2022 midterm elections are going, according to analysts at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “While most Read more
Fed’s Collins says too early to tell how high benchmark interest rate needs to go
It is important to shift the focus from the pace of interest rate rises to how high they need to be to bring inflation lower, but it is hard to Read more