Jobless Claims

The number of Americans registering for unemployment benefits in the week ending May 6 rose by 22,000 to 264,000, above the expected 242,000, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. Initial jobless claims came in at 264,000. That's up from 242,000 the prior week, and well above...

Key jobs data is due Friday, and recent numbers suggest the labor market remains tight. Here's a look at what you need to know ahead of Friday's print.  Friday's Jobs Report: The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the April nonfarm payrolls ...

The number of Americans registering for unemployment benefits rose by 13,000 to 242,000 in the week ending April 29, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. The outcome was slightly above market estimates of 240,000. The release of the jobless claims data came a day after the ADP...

The U.S. Department of Labor reported 245,000 initial jobless claims for the week ending April 15 on Thursday, showing an increase for the second week in a row and indicating further cooling in the labor market.  What To Know: The number of Americans applying for unemployment...

The U.S. job market continues to show signs of cooling, according to the latest jobless claims data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday. E-mini futures for the S&P 500 index, which is tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (ARCA: SPY) rose 0.3% following the...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the nonfarm payrolls report will be released at 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 7. The weekly jobs report has the potential to have a significant impact on the markets, including the stock, bond and currency markets. But what happens when the...

Risk appetite sharply recovered on Thursday amid increased expectations of a Fed rate pause in May. This helped to alleviate fears raised by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's rejection of complete protection on bank deposits. Cues From Wednesday’s Trading: Negative pressure on the U...

See-sawing sentiment continues to persist on Wall Street, as index futures signal weakness on Friday after Thursday's positive close. A key inflation reading due ahead of the market opening may largely provide direction to the market in the final trading session of the week. Cues From...

The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) has been trending lower this week as new data continues to suggest that a more hawkish Federal Reserve could be preparing to swoop in and stifle markets. The central bank's preferred inflation measure will drop Friday in what could be a...

U.S. stocks may start Thursday’s session on an upbeat note, as traders transitorily put economic worries on the back burner in the wake of some positive earnings reports. Cues From Wednesday’s Trading: The major averages closed Wednesday’s session on a mixed note as traders...

Index futures indicate U.S. markets are on track for a weak opening in continuation of Thursday's decline after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials and a higher than expected producers' price index hurt investor sentiments. Investors and traders will be keenly watching out for Federal...

The resilient market faces another test on Thursday, as traders get to digest another set of economic data and a few Fed speeches. The index futures pointed to a cautious start on Thursday. Cues From Wednesday’s Trading: U.S. stocks closed Wednesday’s session higher, encouraged by a...

The see-sawing mood in the market continues as Fed’s data dependency creates volatility. The index futures point to a solidly higher opening on Thursday, signaling a reversal in the sentiment seen in the previous session. Cues From Wednesday’s Trading: On Wednesday, stocks...

The index futures point to a mixed opening on Thursday, as tech earnings continue to be encouraging. Meta Platform Inc’s (NASDAQ: META) strong earnings could set the tempo for the market mood as traders wait to hear from some of its big tech peers after the close. Cues From Wednesday...

Trading in the U.S. index futures suggests a cautious start by Wall Street stocks, as traders look ahead to more earnings and the advance fourth-quarter GDP report. Cues From Wednesday’s Trading: On Wednesday, stocks opened notably lower, weighed down by a disappointing earnings report...