Posts with tag: business intelligence
The U.S. job market added 143,000 jobs in January, cooling from previous months but remaining solid. Despite the slowdown, the unemployment rate edged down to 4%, showing a healthy labor market. The revised numbers show a lower number of jobs created in the year through March 2024 but a substantially higher number of employed Americans. Despite political uncertainty, employers maintain a "business as usual" attitude, contributing to the labor market's stability. However, factors such as reduced immigration and tariffs remain potential wild cards for the future labor market.
Published on: February 07, 2025, 10:01 PM UTC
US President Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, as trade negotiations between the US and the two countries continue.
Published on: January 30, 2025, 09:00 PM UTC
US stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 (^GSPC) setting a fresh record close as investors awaited comments from President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The broad-based index finished up 0.53%, securing its first all-time closing high of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) climbed 0.92%, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) recovered from earlier losses to close about 0.22% higher.
Published on: January 24, 2025, 12:02 AM UTC