The U.S. economy shed jobs unexpectedly in February as employers pulled back to start 2026 amid economic uncertainty.The Labor Department on Wednesday reported that employers shed 92,000 jobs in Febru...
Target announced on Thursday it will open its 2,000th store this month in North Carolina as part of an expansion that will include dozens more stores opening this year.The milestone 2,000th location w...
A record number of Americans tapped into their 401(k) retirement savings for hardship withdrawals last year due to financial challenges, new data shows.Vanguard Group reported that 6% of participants ...
Layoffs eased in February as new data showed that U.S. employers announced fewer job cuts last month after they were elevated to start the year, new data shows.U.S. employers announced 48,307 job cuts...
Mortgage rates ticked higher to 6% this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a trade forecast showing the farm trade gap narrowing significantly during fiscal year (FY) 2026. The forecast shows the agricultural trade ...
Companies in the private sector added 63,000 jobs in February, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday.The figure is above economists’ estimates of a gain of 50,000 jobs. The prior month's payrolls...
A major high-tax blue state has seen a significant population loss due to domestic out-migration over the last five years, new research found.Massachusetts recorded a net loss of about 182,000 residen...
E-commerce giant eBay announced Thursday it is slashing hundreds of jobs, just days after the company dropped $1.2 billion in cash to acquire a trendy Gen Z fashion app and settled a federal stalking ...
FedEx announced Thursday that it will return any tariff refunds it may receive to its customers who paid them as it seeks compensation from the federal government for tariffs paid that were subsequent...
Americans are facing rising electricity costs around the country as winter weather and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers increase demands on the electric grid.Electricity prices ha...
Mortgage rates fell below 6% this week for the first time in three and a half years, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, sh...
