U.S. Added 216,000 Jobs in December, Outpacing Forecasts Hiring has throttled back from 2021 and 2022, but last year’s growth was still impressive by longer-term standards.
Stocks On Track to End Longest Winning Streak in 20 Years The S&P 500 is on track for its first weekly decline since October, ending Wall Street’s longest winning streak in nearly 20 years.
What Investors and the Fed Will Look For in the Jobs Report All eyes will be on the latest nonfarm payrolls data scheduled for release on Friday. Here’s what to look out for.
Will America’s Good News on Inflation Last? One of the biggest economic surprises of 2023 was how quickly inflation faded. A dig into the details offers hints at whether it will last into 2024.
Will the Economy Help or Hurt Biden ’24? Krugman and Coy Dig Into Data. By many measures, the economy is in good shape heading into the presidential election. Is Biden just a bad salesman?