Wall Street cheered remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole opening the door to a rate cut in ...

The job market in July may have been its worst since October, according to forecasters, as trade wars drag down hiring.

As of mid-morning, the Dow Jones had dropped 542.70 points, which is 1.23%. The July jobs report showed that the growth rate slowed sharply and the unemployment rate ...

May’s count was also changed from 144,000 to 19,000. That indicated the job market has been weak for quite a while now, something many Americans suspected, despite the bullish jobs numbers.

U.S. stocks closed markedly lower on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order slapping new ...

A Weak Jobs Report and Revised Tariff Plans Send Markets Reeling U.S. stocks and bond yields fall sharply on Friday, and investors are betting a Fed interest-rate cut is coming soon.

Indeed, according to the revisions, the U.S. economy created just 33,000 jobs combined over May and June, which is a woeful ...

Investors are watching for signs of inflation from tariffs. - MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto. Markets are facing ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Thursday as President Donald Trump’s tariffs taking effect on dozens of countries had only a muted effect on markets worldwide.