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US Inflation Flat In June While Retail Sales Sink
Cheap energy prices kept US inflation flat in June in another sign price pressures remain weak in the world's largest...
US Job Creation Surges In June, Pointing To Market’s Resilience
US job creation returned with a roar in June, offering a dose of welcome news to the White House and offsetting fears...
US Stocks Rise After Solid June Jobs Report
Wall Street stocks rose early Friday after the Labor Department reported the US added a better-than-expected 222,000...
US Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 4.4% In June
US job creation rebounded in June while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more people entered the work force in...
US Jobless Claims Nudge Higher In Mid-June But Remain Low
New claims for US jobless benefits edged slightly higher in mid-June, but the record streak of low levels continued,...
Gasoline Prices Drag Down US Inflation, Retail In May
Falling US gasoline prices drove inflation and retail sales down in May, defying expectations and raising more...
Gasoline Prices Drag Down US Inflation, Retail In May
Falling US gasoline prices drove inflation and retail sales down in May, defying expectations and raising more...
US Wholesale Prices Flat In May
Falling food and energy prices helped keep US wholesale inflation flat in May, in another sign of slackening price...
US Unemployment Rate Hits 16-Year Low In May
The US unemployment rate fell to a 16-year low in May but monthly job creation saw a sharp slowdown, the Labor...
US Private Sector Hiring Surges In May
Private US companies hired at a blistering pace in May, accelerating from the pause in April back to the trend of the...
US Jobless Claims Edge Downward In 2nd Week of May
New claims for US jobless benefits drifted lower in the second week of May, the Labor Department reported Thursday,...
US Inflation Edges Higher In April
US inflation edged higher in April, reversing the previous month's surprise drop, the Labor Department reported on...
US Wholesale Prices Rebound Sharply In April
Mounting services costs drove up US wholesale inflation in April, with the annual measure hitting its fastest pace in...
US Jobless Claims Steady At Start of May
New claims for jobless benefits held steady at the start of May, continuing a record streak of low levels, the Labor...
US Private Sector Hiring Slows In April
Private US companies hired at a slightly slower pace in April, with new employment nearly entirely in the services...
US Private Sector Hiring Slows In April
Private US companies hired at a slightly slower pace in April, with new employment nearly entirely in the services...
US Jobless Benefits Claims Rise In Late April
New claims for US jobless benefits rose for the second straight week in late April but continued a record stretch of...
Key US Jobless Benefits Level Hits 17-Year Low
New claims for US jobless benefits rose slightly in mid-April but the total number of people seeking unemployment...
US Wholesale Prices Dip In March But Annual Gain Strongest In 5 Years
US wholesale inflation fell slightly in March but the annual measure hit its fastest pace in five years, the Labor...