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Jump In Hiring Fuels Optimism For US Economic RecoveryUpdated 3/5/21, 10:27 a.m.WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 379,000 jobs last month in a sign the economy is strengthening as virus…
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NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping…
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WASHINGTON — Gripped by the accelerating viral outbreak, the U.S. economy is under pressure from persistent layoffs, diminished income and nervous…
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WASHINGTON — Americans may feel whiplashed by a report Thursday on the economy's growth this summer, when an explosive rebound followed an epic…
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Fed Sees Dim Economic Outlook As Virus Squeezes EconomyUpdated 7/29/20, 11:41 a.m.WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that the viral epidemic is endangering the modest economic…
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US Job Market's Modest Improvement May Be StallingUpdated 6/25/20, 8:10 a.m.WASHINGTON — The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely fell last week, and the reopening of small…
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The Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates alone follows three rate cuts this year. It reflects its view that the U.S. economy has so far…