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Leading cryptocurrencies bounced back, while stocks fell on Tuesday, as the U.S. unemployment rate hit levels not seen since September 2021. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:20 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +1.71% $87,615.03 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)    ...

U.S. private employers unexpectedly cut 32,000 jobs in November, reversing October's gains and signaling renewed labor-market weakness. ADP's data showed broad declines led by small businesses and major sectors like manufacturing and professional services, while pay growth continued to slow. The...

Economist Mohamed El-Erian is raising concerns regarding the Trump administration’s decision not to publish the October Consumer Price Index and U.S. jobs report, arguing that the move is likely to spark public suspicion, with markets and policymakers already flying blind. Not Releasing Will...

The latest jobs data, sourced from the Carlyle Group‘s proprietary reporting, shows hiring nearly ground to a halt in September — recording the weakest jobs report since the immediate aftermath of the 2020 recession. With the federal government on shutdown and official Bureau of Labor...

Voter confidence in President Donald Trump dropped after the latest jobs report, as a slowing labor market comes amid record highs for the stock market. What Happened: A new poll shows Trump’s approval rating as one of the lowest since he took office in January for a second presidential term...

In light of a disappointing jobs report released on Friday, Jim Cramer has urged the Federal Reserve to implement a cut in interest rates. What Happened: The nonfarm payroll growth for July was a mere 73,000, falling significantly short of the anticipated 100,000. Additionally, the figures for...

Wall Street surged into rally mode during the final trading session of the week as better-than-expected jobs data helped ease fears of an economic slowdown. In May, nonfarm payrolls increased by 139,000—a slight dip from April's downwardly revised 147,000, but above economist forecasts of 130,000....

After a bruising tariff-driven selloff in early April, U.S. equities have staged an astonishing comeback. In just 20 trading sessions, the S&P 500 index – as tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) – has recouped its post-tariff announcement losses and entered May on its longest...

A better-than-expected U.S. jobs report for March brought renewed focus on some sector-specific exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Healthcare, transportation, and food retail are specific examples of how the labor market’s resilience is presenting selective opportunity in the face of wider...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional details. U.S. employment growth lost steam in January, with job growth coming in well below expectations and marking a significant slowdown from the previous month. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 143,000 in January 2025, marking a sharp...

The December jobs report upended market expectations, forcing top Wall Street investment banks to abandon their forecast for further interest rate cuts in 2025. A labor market exceeding even the most optimistic estimates has traders now bracing for the unthinkable: the return of interest rate hikes...

The U.S. economy closed 2024 with a robust jobs report, adding 256,000 payrolls in December, far exceeding expectations. Despite the strong showing, economists are cautious, citing the continued inflationary pressures that may deter the Federal Reserve from cutting rates anytime soon. A Resilient...

Ivory Hill Wealth founder Kurt S. Altrichter predicts three possible scenarios how markets could react following today’s unemployment data report. What Happened: In a thread posted on X on Jan. 8, Altrichter outlined three potential scenarios: A “too hot” report triggering a...

Friday’s official jobs report is expected to shed light on the cooling U.S. labor market in December 2024, as economists project slower hiring that could ease pressure on the Federal Reserve amid renewed inflation concerns and policy uncertainty under Donald Trump‘s incoming...

The U.S. economy experienced almost no job growth in October as the pace of employment creation slowed to its lowest level since December 2020, according to the official jobs report released Friday. This downturn likely reflects the impact of hurricane disruptions, strikes in manufacturing and...