labor market

What Buffett said at Berkshire

Business
Jessica Roberts

A version of this post first appeared on TKer.co OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, has mixed feelings about ...

A flurry of new rules from the Biden administration attempt to ban noncompetes, boost overtime pay, and increase refunds for delayed flights

Politics
Amanda Smith

The Biden administration issued new rules designed to boost workers’ wages and business competition. They aim to raise an overtime threshold, ban ...

Stock Bull Run Powers Ahead After Blockbuster Jobs: Markets Wrap

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — The stock market ended the week on a positive note after a blowout jobs report signaled the US economy will ...

Slower, but strong US job growth expected in February

U.S.
Amanda Smith

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely slowed in February after two straight months of robust gains, but the ...

Stocks mostly rise after jobs report whopper, tech earnings

Business
Jessica Roberts

Stocks pointed mostly upward Friday after a blowout January jobs report served up the last major data point in a jam-packed week ...

There’s still a good chance the Fed hikes rates again before cutting, market vet says

Business
Jessica Roberts

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to testify before a Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the The ...

US Jobs Numbers to Show Healthy Hiring, Easing Pay Growth

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — The US labor market probably remained sturdy while wage gains continued to ease as 2023 drew to a close, setting ...

US stocks rise even as bond yields jump after strong labor market data

Business
Jessica Roberts

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 20, 2023 in New York City. Traders work ...

Stocks rise after surprise drop in US unemployment

Business
Jessica Roberts

Stocks gained Friday afternoon as investors continued to assess the US monthly jobs report, which could influence the case for the Federal ...

US November payrolls growth hurts case for early ’24 Fed cuts

Business
Jessica Roberts

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated in November and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% even as more people entered ...