US stock market jumps sharply today as Dow Jones reclaims 50,000 — Why the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are all in green after U.S.-China trade summit boostUS stock market jumps sharply today as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rally on renewed optimism from the U.S.-China trade summit and boo...
14 May, 2026, 08.29 PM IST
US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in AprilAverage hourly earnings rose 0.2% from March and 3.6% from April 2025, consistent with the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target.
08 May, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
Bitcoin slips back to $80,000 after reaching $82,700 on US-Iran deal optimism; $242 million short squeeze fueled rallyBitcoin surged to $82,700 on optimism surrounding a US-Iran deal, which eased energy market concerns. However, it retreated to $80,000 as d...
07 May, 2026, 10.53 AM IST
What’s the opposite of a jobless recovery? A jobful recessionThe more or less formal definition of a recession in the US is whatever the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the NBER, a nonprofit founde...
07 Jun, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
US hiring likely slowed for a fourth month as coronavirus resurgesEconomists have forecast that employers added 580,000 jobs last month, down from 661,000 in September and 1.5 million in August. If that es...
06 Nov, 2020, 01.58 PM IST
Jobless growth turning into job-loss growth: Manmohan SinghThe former Prime Minister advocated well thought out policies and implementation strategies to stimulate industrial and commercial sectors.
17 Feb, 2019, 06.14 PM IST
Degrees of desperation for traffic brigade jobMany of those buying forms were LRD (Lok Rakshak Dal) aspirants, who recently had their exam cancelled due to a paper leak.
06 Dec, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
- OECD region sees 45.5 mn jobless people in September
As many as 45.5 million people were unemployed in September in the OECD region, a grouping of mostly developed nations.
09 Nov, 2010, 10.15 PM IST
- US stimulus has done more harm than good
Despite the huge stimulus overdose, the picture US jobless claims paint is far from pretty. This lends credence to a growing perception tha...
24 Aug, 2010, 02.12 AM IST
- Jobless nos may upset US recovery as buyers stay off
A lack of jobs will shackle consumer spending and restrain the US recovery more than previously estimated.
12 Aug, 2010, 05.28 AM IST
- New US jobless claims rise in sign of weak job market
Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week for the second time in three weeks, a sign that layoffs are rising.
01 Jul, 2010, 06.16 PM IST
- US claims, durable orders ease double-dip fears
New claims for US state jobless benefits fell last week while a closely watched gauge of demand for factory goods rebounded in May, offerin...
24 Jun, 2010, 09.58 PM IST
- US recovery in slow lane; trade gap widens, jobless claims up
The trade deficit in the US widened in April to the highest in more than a year as exports and imports both declined.
11 Jun, 2010, 02.13 AM IST
- Unemployment imposes ‘heavy costs’ on economy: Bernanke
Federal Reserve chairman Ben S Bernanke said he’s concerned about the costs US joblessness is imposing on the economy and that the central ...
04 Jun, 2010, 02.06 AM IST
- World confidence slips as central banks look to withdraw stimulus
Confidence in the world economy dipped in Nov as central banks' actions to withdraw stimulus measures sparked concern. Ghosts of 1929 | Top...
12 Nov, 2009, 01.10 AM IST
- US unemployment nears 10 pc as rebound remains slow
The US economy is rebounding from its deepest slump since the 1930s but rebound still slow.
06 Nov, 2009, 10.55 AM IST
- Job losses in US worse than last two recessions: WSJ
Two million who have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more is 21% of the total unemployed, and the rate is approaching the prior peaks of ab...
27 Oct, 2008, 08.47 PM IST