Labor starts when your body and your baby send signals that it's time for birth. Hormones play a big role in preparing your body for labor, including softening the cervix. Common signs of labor ...

(Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits rose by the most in about three months last week and the number of people collecting unemployment relief in the prior ...

The U.S. labor market created few jobs in August and shrank earlier in the summer, a first since the pandemic, as the economy’s engine sputters under the weight of President Donald Trump’s policies.

The time may be running out for the Federal Reserve's "wait-and-see" approach on monetary policy, Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller said in a broadcast interview ...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed down -1.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.84%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ ...

Nearly 15,000 workers have been off the job at some of New York’s top hospitals for three weeks, but signs of progress have ...

The Bay Area Council Economic Institute conducted an analysis of California Forever’s proposals for the Suisun Expansion Plan ...

The dollar index (DXY00) today fell to a 1.5-week low and is down by -0.22%. Signs that the US labor market has weakened are weighing on the dollar after a report today from ADP showed US private ...

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The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell in early January to a 1½-month low and dropped below the key 200,000 threshold for only the second time in a year, possibly a sign of ...

The Fed Chair Powell stated at the January FOMC post-meeting press conference that the labor market is stabilizing and, thus, defended the FOMC's decision to leave the interest rates unchanged, ...