11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (964+ words) Economists expect that 60,000 jobs were added in March and the unemployment rate held at 4.4%. (CNN) " The latest jobs report showed that the US economy likely added 178,000 jobs in March, nearly triple expectations. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. Forecasts had it…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (471+ words) Germany's economy is struggling with fierce Chinese competition in sectors from cars to chemicals Leading economic institutes more than halved their growth forecasts for Germany on Wednesday, warning that the energy shock caused by the Middle East war would hit…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (422+ words) Job opportunities were expected to have declined in February, as the US labor market remains in a 'low-hire, low-fire' state. Economists expected job openings to decline to 6.84 million from 6.95 million in January. (CNN) " US businesses are adding workers at the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (644+ words) US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that a negotiated settlement would soon be reached but warned that if it was not -- or if Iran continued to block the Strait of Hormuz to most sea traffic -- US forces would 'blow up…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (498+ words) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at a press conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on January 28. Washington (CNN) " The Federal Reserve's response to the US-Israeli war on Iran largely hinges on how the conflict affects…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (658+ words) Donald Trump told the Financial Times that he wanted to 'take the oil in Iran' and could take the country's Kharg Island 'very easily' Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Monday as the Middle East crisis escalated with the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (382+ words) DALLAS, Texas " A man was fatally shot in the 4600 block of " Cattle raisers listen to a report on market conditions Friday, March 27, during the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association's 2026 convention at the Fort Worth Convention Center." Market conditions for cattle…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (508+ words) Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. New York (CNN) " US stocks slid and the Dow closed in correction Friday as uncertainty about the duration of the war with Iran and nerves about energy…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (293+ words) A man shops for butter at a supermarket in Houston on March 17. Washington (CNN) " Americans are growing more pessimistic about the US economy as the war on Iran continues to roil markets, with sentiment falling across all income groups " including…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1269+ words) Rising gas prices are squeezing Americans' wallets. Mark Hernandez has been paying more for gas but earning less as a delivery driver for Walmart since the Middle East conflict began. When Mike Schentag's electric vehicle was in the shop this…...