US job report strikes a hawkish note as Fed’s Warsh takes the baton
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – The blowout U.S. job report released on Friday is likely…
America’s Productivity Boom May Have an Unlikely Hero: WFH
America has been experiencing a productivity boom for the past five years, and economists are debating what’s driving…
Sam Altman Falls Out of Love With Universal Basic Income
Sam Altman once spent $14 million of his own money to study universal basic income. Now, the OpenAI…
US weekly jobless claims increase marginally as labor market remains stable
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week,…
Spring homebuying season is poised for ‘modest gains’. Will inflation and job market fears get in the way?
This spring is supposed to be when the housing market finally begins to thaw out of its three-year-long…
Top analyst warns the economy is figuring out how to grow without creating new jobs, leaving a major vulnerability
Last summer, Bank of America Research predicted a “sea change” in the economy as companies showed increasing signs…
Stocks shrug off mixed US jobs data to advance
The US economy added fewer jobs than analysts expected in December, government data showed (JOE RAEDLE) Stock markets…
Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026
Concerns about how AI will affect workers continue to rise in lockstep with the pace of advancements and…
Americans have a new thing to worry about: A stuck job market with no quick fix
The latest jobs report had its share of shutdown-related quirks, but a familiar theme cut through the noise:…
Australia’s Jobs Market Slows Down in November
MT Newswires -Shutterstock Australia’s jobs market weakened in November, far from what was expected by the market. The…
Europeans are burned out. What would it take to boost mental health at work?
The modern workplace is wearing down employees across Europe – and nobody quite knows what to do about…
Economic Outlook Is Murky As Capex, Hiring Decouple, JPMorgan Says
Corporate capital expenditures have surged in 2025, led by AI hyperscalers’ sprawling infrastructure buildout, but JPMorgan says something…