JANUARY 25, 2025 This week Matter of Fact travels to Chicago for an update on a scholarship program that’s sending…
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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink as jobs report blows past expectations
US stocks pulled back on Friday as investors digested a final 2024 jobs report that blew past expectations on hiring,…
Read MoreUS labor market finishes 2024 on high note, adding 256,000 jobs in December as unemployment falls to 4.1%
The US economy added more jobs than forecast in December while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell. Data from the Bureau…
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Trump backs foreign worker visa program splitting his supporters
President-elect Donald Trump is weighing in on an immigration program for skilled workers that has divided his supporters in a…
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Trump backs foreign worker visa program splitting his supporters
President-elect Donald Trump is weighing in on an immigration program for skilled workers that has divided his supporters in a…
Read MoreFed expected to cut rates again — but what happens next is anyone’s guess
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in New York on Dec. 4. The Federal Reserve is expected to announce another quarter-point…
Read MoreThere’s a sign flashing in the labor market that the US may be slipping into a recession, SocGen says
The unemployment rate has surpassed its 36-month moving average this year — a signal in the labor market that has…
Read MoreThere are 3 reasons stocks are headed for a bear market in the first half of 2025, research firm says
Spencer Platt/Getty Images According to Doug Peta of BCA Research, stocks will see a sharp correction in the first half…
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