China Cuts Rates to Prop Up Flagging Recovery

[ad_1] The Chinese central bank’s latest interest-rate cut signals Beijing is increasingly uneasy about the economy’s prospects. [ad_2] Source link

China’s Lost Generation

[ad_1] Xi Jinping has a major youth unemployment problem on his hands. [ad_2] Source link

West Coast States Rode the Tech Boom. Now They Face Higher Unemployment, Falling Wages.

[ad_1] Workers and small businesses in California, Oregon, and Washington state are feeling the economic chill after tens of thousands of tech layoffs. [ad_2] Source link

Dow Jumps 700 Points After May Jobs Report Comes in Hot

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Behind Rise in Unemployment, Job Market Is Really Strong

[ad_1] May’s jobs report looked confusing, with the unemployment rate jumping to 3.7% yet the number of jobs soaring. But the underlying data still show surprising strength. [ad_2] Source link

Jobs Report Is Unlikely to Resolve Fed Rate Debate

[ad_1] Friday’s rosy jobs report underscores a scenario where the Federal Reserve might decide to hold rates steady in June and then raise them later this summer. [ad_2] Source link

U.S. Labor Market Shows Resilience With Strong May Hiring

[ad_1] The labor market has defied expectations of a slowdown this year with 339,000 jobs added in May. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%. [ad_2] Source link

Stocks Rise, Led by Tech, as Investors Eye Debt-Ceiling Progress

[ad_1] Major U.S. indexes jumped on the first trading day of June as investors cheered progress toward a deal to avert a government default.  [ad_2] Source link

Robust Jobs Market Poses Threat to Stocks’ Rally

[ad_1] Investors are debating whether the jobs market’s resilience will prompt worrisomely tight Fed policy or is a sign that the economy can skirt a recession. [ad_2] Source link

Surprising Strength in Job Openings Isn’t Good News for Stocks

[ad_1] Labor-market resilience adds to the likelihood that the Fed isn’t done with interest-rate increases. [ad_2] Source link