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US stocks wobble after feeling both the upside and downside of a strong jobs report
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (925+ words) NYSE President Lynn Martin wears a "DOW 50,000" cap to watch closing bell ceremonies as the Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 50,000 level for the first time, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. A screen above a trading post on the floor of the…...
Who is Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (684+ words) FILE - Kevin Warsh, speaking to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England, in London, Dec., 11, 2014. Rate cuts of the degree sought by Trump could temporarily boost growth, but they also pose the risk of overheating…...
Stocks slip on Wall Street as 2025 winds down
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (311+ words) A person rides a motorcycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Tokyo. People walk in front of Tokyo Stock Exchange building, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Tokyo. Anthony Spina, center,…...
Stocks close slightly lower in quiet post-Christmas trading
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (407+ words) Lee Jin-man | Associated Press A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. Dealers talk near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange…...
Who can afford Trump’s economy? Americans are feeling Grinchy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (785+ words) The holidays have arrived once again. You know, that annual festival of goodwill, compulsory spending and the dawning realization that Santa and Satan are anagrams. Even in the best of years, Americans stagger through this season feeling financially woozy. This…...
US retail sales rose slightly in September after three months of big gains as Americans continue to spend
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (120+ words) US retail sales rose slightly in September after three months of big gains as Americans continue to spend. Israel says it has received another set of huma" France says 'bon voyage' to 2 giant pandas as t" Airport chapels stay on…...
The Latest: September job numbers double expectations, while unemployment ticks up
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1733+ words) President Donald Trump speaks during the Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks…...
Atlanta Fed president Bostic to retire in February, opening seat on key committee
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (330+ words) FILE - In this image taken from video, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic speaks from Atlanta during a webinar sponsored by the 12 regional Fed banks to address the lack of racial disparity in the field of economics, April 13, 2021. Bostic's…...
Wall Street waffles around its records after the Fed cuts rates but won't guarantee more
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (914+ words) Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in…...
US stocks slip as Wall Street's relentless rally takes a pause
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (783+ words) A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana…...