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Jobless claims fall to 3 1/2-month low of 204,000 in sign labor market still too hot for the Fed
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week of 2022 fell to a three-and-a-half month low of 204,000, offering little evidence that the Read more
Jobless claims inch up to 216,000, but offer little sign of labor-market weakness
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the week before Christmas rose slightly to 216,000, but new filings remained low and signaled the labor market Read more
U.S. jobless claims climb to 230,000 in sign labor market is slowly cooling off
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in early December rose slightly to 230,000, pointing to a slow but steady increase in layoffs as the U.S. Read more
U.S. grew 2.9% in third quarter, GDP shows, and there’s little sign of recession for now
The numbers: The economy grew at an annual 2.9% pace in the third quarter, updated figures show, and the U.S. is on track to expand again in the waning months Read more
China’s factory, construction, service activity slump in fresh sign of economic weakness
China’s official gauges measuring factory, construction and service activities all tumbled into contraction territory in October, signaling fresh signs of weakness in the world’s second-largest economy. The official manufacturing purchasing Read more
Here’s another sign that home-improvement demand is falling
For a second straight day, an S&P 500 index component reported earnings that pointed to weakness in home-improvement demand. What that means for home improvement retailers Home Depot Inc. and Read more
Apple TV+ price increase is another sign company is ‘building the next HBO,’ says analyst
Apple Inc. just raised the price of Apple TV+, which one analyst sees as a proof point of the service’s “quiet success” since its 2019 launch. Apple TV+ doesn’t get Read more
Biden to sign executive order aiming for lower drug costs, as inflation persists before midterm elections
President Joe Biden on Friday is slated to sign an executive order related to lowering the cost of prescription drugs, as he continues to try to address high inflation with Read more
British bond market turmoil is sign of sickness growing in markets, says leading strategist
The stresses building in the U.K. bond market are a sign of growing problems more broadly in financial markets, according to a leading strategist. Nomura’s Charlie McElligott says as leading Read more