Job openings nudged lower, down to 1.4 per available worker
A job seeker visits a Job News USA career fair in Louisville, Kentucky, on June 23, 2021. A new Kentucky law cuts the maximum duration...
Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy
Grocery items are offered for sale at a supermarket on August 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images When Kyle Connolly looks...
Biden on CPI: Too many things unaffordable
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on...
Geopolitics, central banks could keep gold demand hot in 2024: World Gold Council
An employee puts gold bullions into a safe deposit box at Degussa shop in Singapore Edgar Su | Reuters Gold prices hit another record high...
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon talks about deflation
Holiday shoppers are turning to Walmart for groceries and gifts, but CEO Doug McMillon said it’s hard to predict how sales will look in the...
Fed Chair Powell calls talk of cutting rates ‘premature’ and says more hikes could happen
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 20, 2023 at the Federal...
Powell says Fed is ‘not confident’ it has done enough to bring inflation down
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that he and his fellow policymakers are encouraged by the slowing pace of inflation but are unsure whether...
Zombie firm bankruptcies amid Fed interest rate hikes
In the U.S., 516 publicly listed firms have filed for bankruptcy from January through September 2023. Many of these firms have survived for several years...
Treasury details plans to step up size of bond sales to manage growing debt load and higher rates
The Treasury Department announced plans Wednesday to accelerate the size of its auctions as it looks to handle its heavy debt load and with financing...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns this is ‘the most dangerous time’ for the world in decades
Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in...