Shobhana Chandra
U.S. payrolls rise 304,000 while wage gains cool amid shutdown
NEW YORK - United States hiring in January topped all forecasts while wage gains cooled and the government shutdown pushed up the unemployment rate, signaling...
U.S. manufacturing production increases by most in 10 months
NEW YORK - United States factory production expanded in December by the most in 10 months, ending the year stronger than expected thanks to a...
U.S. core producer prices decline for first time in a year
NEW YORK - A key measure of United States producer prices unexpectedly fell in December and the overall gauge declined more than forecast amid...
Jobless claims fall to 4-week low in tight U.S. labor market
NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits fell to a four-week low even amid a partial federal government shutdown, showing healthy demand...
U.S. job openings fall to five-month low, still exceed jobless
NEW YORK - United States job openings fell to a five-month low in November while still exceeding the number of unemployed Americans by almost...
U.S. payrolls rise 312K, wages accelerate in jobs blowout
NEW YORK - United States employers added the most workers in 10 months as wage gains accelerated and labor-force participation jumped, reflecting a robust...
U.S. consumer confidence drops to 5-month low as outlook dims
NEW YORK - United States consumer confidence slumped in December to the lowest level in five months as expectations deteriorated, the latest sign Americans...
Jobless claims fall to 216K, showing tight U.S. labor market
NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits decreased for the third time in four weeks, hovering near an almost five- decade low...
U.S. homebuilder sentiment tumbles to weakest in 3 years
NEW YORK - Sentiment among United States homebuilders fell in December to the lowest level since 2015, missing all forecasts and signaling that the industry’s...
U.S. manufacturing production unchanged, missing projections
NEW YORK - United States factory production was unchanged in November and the prior month’s reading was revised to a decline from a gain,...
