US Hiring Stayed Strong Amid Early Days of Tariff Policy, Jobs Report Shows The picture of a steady job market, even if backward looking, reassured investors worried about a trade-induced economic slowdown.The latest message from […]

Here’s what to know: Traders at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.Richard Drew/Associated PressInvestors will be closely watching the jobs report on Friday for any signs […]

New Data Provide a Pre-Tariff Snapshot of a Stable but Slowing Labor Market But the effects of the levies, which have created uncertainty for businesses, have not yet been fully felt.The labor market remained sound in March, with […]

Trump Tariffs Aim to Revive U.S. Manufacturing. Is That Possible? President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on a scale unseen in nearly a century is more than a shot across the bow at U.S. trading partners. If kept in p […]

American Wealth Is at a Record High. Sentiment Is Low, and Falling. America is more prosperous than ever.U.S. household net worth reached a new peak at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate has levitated just above record […]

Jobs Report Is Steady, but Impact of Federal Cutbacks and Tariffs Looms Employers added 151,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said, based on surveys taken as Trump administration policies were still rolling out.It might […]