Economy

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

The August jobs report was another sign that the U.S. labor market is cooling off, though some of the sectors…

Unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 3.8% in August as payrolls increased by 187,000

The unemployment rate rose sharply in August, as the summer of 2023 neared a close with a job market in…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Dell, MongoDB, Lululemon and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dell Technologies — Dell Technologies surged 10.5% after exceeding analysts’ second-quarter…

‘Really bad economics’: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains where the Fed went wrong on inflation

The Federal Reserve “didn’t do their homework” and mischaracterized the spike in inflation that has plagued the U.S. economy over…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Dell, Lululemon and MongoDB

Check out the companies making headlines after hours. MongoDB — Shares of the database software maker gained 5% in extended…

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and ‘Barbenheimer’ are lifting consumer spending this quarter. But Morgan Stanley says it may not last

Consumer spending may not be out of the woods. Real spending is expected to come in 1.9% higher in the…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tilray, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Dollar General and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Salesforce — The cloud software company saw its stock jump 3%…

Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Dollar General, Salesforce, Palantir and more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell: Dollar General — The discount retailer tumbled 15.3% after…

China says drop in trade with the U.S. is ‘a direct consequence of U.S. moves’

BEIJING — China’s ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, has blamed U.S. tariffs and export controls for a drop in…

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Salesforce, Okta, CrowdStrike, Five Below and more

Check out the companies making headlines after hours. CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity stock added 1% in extended trading. CrowdStrike beat…