Small business confidence slips in June
Overall, six components in the index fell in June.
$15 minimum wage would boost some workers' pay, eliminate others' jobs: CBO
Moving to the $15 rate by 2025 would raise prices for businesses and consumers, the study found.
Trump 'favored-nation' drug pricing order could hammer profits
The move could force drugmakers to offer treatments in the U.S. at the lowest cost offered elsewhere in the world.
Student loan debt: Impact on borrowers' economic, job prospects
Many experts have warned that everything from household formation to growth in the U.S. economy stand to be affected.
Federal Reserve unlikely to cut rates this month: Scaramucci
Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire for the central bank’s chairman, Jerome Powell, to lower rates.
Stock buyback decline not necessarily bad news for economy
Look, one quarter doesn't change the trend but if in fact stock buybacks are slowing and management is about to use that cash for a more productive purpose count me in.
Movers & Shakers: July 8, 2019
Here are the stories moving the markets and shaking up the world.
Trump calls Fed 'most difficult problem' facing the US
The president has repeatedly urged the U.S. central bank to lower the benchmark federal funds rate.
Strong June jobs data comes as Fed Chair Powell heads to Capitol Hill next week
Chair Powell will hit the hot seat on Capitol Hill in the coming week.
Rising unemployment rate is job market's silver lining
The job market is wide open for those who want to work the data shows.
Will the Fed lower interest rates, despite a better-than-expected jobs report? Traders say yes
The jobs report, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, boasted 224,000 jobs created last month, far above the 160,000 predicted by analysts,
As student loan debt mounts, high schoolers 'shockingly' unaware of aid options
The Department of Education awards about $120 billion in grants, loans and other funds to students each year.
US economy is in a strong prosperity cycle with less inequality: Larry Kudlow
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says the June jobs report indicates the U.S. economy is in a “strong prosperity cycle.”
US jobs next frontier is in the aerospace industry: Titans of CNC CEO Titan Gilroy
The next frontier of manufacturing jobs in America is in the aerospace industry.
Where are all of the jobs? These sectors added the most in June
The better-than-expected number eased some fears about an impending economic slowdown after disappointing growth in the private sector last month.
Low-skill worker shortages must be part of immigration discussion
Trends show near tripling of job openings across multiple low-skill sectors since 2010. So why are positions going unfilled?
US job growth rebounds with 224,000 created in June, quelling fears of economic slowdown
Economists surveyed by Refinitiv forecast the U.S. economy created 160,000 jobs during the month of June.
China says trade deal not possible unless US lifts all tariffs
For any trade deal to be reached, the remaining tariffs must be removed, according to Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng.
US stocks curb losses as investors weigh jobs report, future Fed cut
The strong jobs report may throw a wrench into the odds for a rate by the Fed.
June jobs report released on Friday: Here's what to expect
As the U.S. enters the longest economic expansion on record, investors are looking at the June jobs report for signs that the rapid job growth over the past two years is softening.