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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, Luminar Technologies, Virgin Orbit & more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. GameStop — The meme stock surged 44% after the company posted…

JPMorgan Chase buys data platform for startups in push to serve venture capital investors

JPMorgan Chase is acquiring a data analytics provider for startup investors called Aumni, CNBC is first to report. The biggest…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, First Republic, Nike, GameStop and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nvidia — Nvidia shares gained 1%, building on their recent outperformance.…

Payrolls rose 311,000 in February, more than expected, showing solid growth

Job creation decelerated in February but was still stronger than expected despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow the economy…

Jobs report shows increase of 517,000 in January, crushing estimates, as unemployment rate hit 53-year low

The employment picture started off 2023 on a stunningly strong note, with nonfarm payrolls posting their biggest gain since July…

Here’s where the jobs are for January 2023 — in one chart

The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in January, boosted by a jump in leisure and hospitality employment.…

Inflation rose 0.5% in January, more than expected and up 6.4% from a year ago

Inflation turned higher to start 2023, as rising shelter, gas and fuel prices took their toll on consumers, the Labor…

Retail sales jump 3% in January, smashing expectations despite inflation increase

Sales at retailers rose far more than expected in January as consumers persevered despite rising inflation pressures. Advance retail sales…

Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in January, more than expected, fueling inflation increase

Inflation rebounded in January at the wholesale level, as producer prices rose more than expected to start the year, the…

Private payrolls rose by 242,000 in February, better than expected, ADP says

Companies added jobs at a brisk pace in February as the U.S. labor market kept humming, payroll services firm ADP…