Text size Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg The August payroll data was greeted with chants of "Goldilocks" for being neither too hot nor too cold. Investors, however, forgot that "Goldilocks and the Three…
The government's latest jobs report showed the US economy added 528,000 jobs last month, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.5% from 3.6% the previous month. The surge in hiring…
Text size Traders await the July jobs report on Friday morning. Spencer Platt/Getty Images U.S. stock futures were flat on Thursday night as investors await the release of the July…
Text size Initial jobless claims were 260,000 for the week ended July 30. Mario Tama/Getty Images The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time rose again…
Text size Along with Taiwan tensions and Federal Reserve policy expectations, Wall Street remains focused on corporate earnings this week. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Stocks rose on Wednesday after…
This is the peak of the second quarter earnings season, with around 150 S&P500 the companies were due to report this week. The highlights of the economic calendar will be…
What will happen to the real estate market this year? Getty Images When will house price growth really slow? Will mortgage rates continue to rise? What should I know if…
“Deteriorating affordability appears to be impacting demand, which could lead to price capping or even a modest correction in some markets,” a trader told MarketWatch Picks. Getty Images/iStockphoto Rising house…
Text size The shares have risen steadily this week, but were expected to break their winning streak on Friday. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Stocks were expected to post a four-day winning…
U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posting a fourth straight day of gains, as investors await Friday's June jobs report. Investors also heard…