The U.S. economy shed 92,000 payroll jobs in February, a rare decline that signals softening in the labor market. The unemployment rate held at 4.4 percent, but the headline drop...

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The surge in artificial intelligence investment is producing outsized stock gains across a wider range of companies than many investors expected, with some non-chip technology firms posting dramatic multi-year returns....

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The Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book survey found economic conditions edging higher across much of the country, even as businesses flagged tariffs and rising fuel costs as lingering headwinds. The...

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A packed week of economic events lies ahead, headlined by an interest-rate decision from the European Central Bank, a round of global business activity surveys, and a wave of corporate...

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Two of the world's most influential central banks are set to announce interest rate decisions in the coming days, keeping investors focused on the global path of borrowing costs. The...

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Traders on a major prediction market platform are betting the upcoming U.S. monthly jobs report will fall short of Wall Street forecasts. The signal adds to broader uncertainty about the...

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The International Energy Agency is sounding an urgent alarm: the global economy has only a matter of weeks to prevent a serious shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, one...

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Wall Street research desks issued a fresh round of ratings and price-target changes across a wide range of sectors this week, touching companies in retail, technology, logistics, and industrial manufacturing....

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