Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs. Also Thursday, U.S. financial markets re-open for the first trading day of 2025. U.S. stocks could be hard pressed to ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Texas dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 15,113 ...

Stocks closed lower as Wall Street ended a holiday-shortened week on a down note. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Friday and the the ...

But prospective homebuyers hoping for lower mortgage rates this holiday season are likely to be disappointed. The Fed ...

The Treasury Department on Friday said the government is beginning to run out of money to finance its debt obligations.

The Federal Reserve's plans for interest rate cuts in 2025 are up in the air as officials wait to see what policy President-elect Donald Trump will impose and what effect it has on the economy. In ...

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The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits dipped to the lowest in a month last week, consistent ...

Recurring applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to the highest in more than three years, adding to signs that it is taking longer for out-of-work people to find a job.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims ...

Surging automobile insurance costs in GA and elsewhere around the country contributed to November’s annual inflation rate of ...