Stock Market Today: Investors Respond to the Usual Uncertainty
Investors still struggling to process the implications of a new administration in Washington, D.C., seem soothed by the ...
Jobless Benefit Claims Rose, But Layoffs Remain Relatively Low
Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of layoffs. The four-week average, which evens out ...
Initial jobless claims are low, but ‘slow bleed’ in labor market continues
Thursday’s report on initial jobless claims shows they remain low, yet “the slow bleed in the labor market appears to be continuing,” according to Renaissance Macro Research’s Neil Dutta. The ...
U.S. Labor Productivity Growth Slows More Than Expected In Q4
A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed U.S. labor productivity and unit labor costs both increased by less than ...