Stock Market News: Dow Set to Open Lower
U.S. stocks were edging lower on Friday, as investors waited on a monthly jobs number that could help determine if the Federal Reserve has any scope to cut interest rates this year.
Wildfires, snow and holiday shopping. Here’s what likely influenced Friday’s jobs numbers
Trump, via the Elon Musk-spearheaded Department of Government Efficiency, is in the process of gutting some federal agencies. It remains to be seen how deep the job cuts will go, but those offered ...
January Jobs Report: What to Watch in the Release
Economists are betting that 2025 kicked off with cooler levels of job growth. But overall stable labor conditions should keep ...
Jobless Benefit Claims Rose, But Layoffs Remain Relatively Low
Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered representative of layoffs. The four-week average, which evens out ...
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Honeywell Stock Drops on Company Split, 2025 Guidance
Honeywell International (HON) stock is falling after the company announced plans to split into three separate divisions and a ...
The WSJ Dollar Index Flat at 101.8
The WSJ Dollar Index is up 0.01 point or 0.01% today to 101.77 –Largest one-day point and percentage gain since Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 —Snaps a three-trading-day losing streak –Off 3.21% from its ...
The stock market is climbing a ‘wall of worry’ with no trouble this year — but can it continue?
A tariff tantrum. DeepSeek’s deep impact. The Philadelphia Eagles’ return to the Super Bowl. Investors have seen plenty to ...
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...