US consumer sentiment weakened again in early October, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. The headline index fell to 46.3, down from a final reading of 48.1 in September, as households reported growing frustration over the cost of living and higher prices linked to the conflict … Read more
The US jobs report for September showed the labor market hitting a soft patch, with employers adding just 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rising to 4.2 percent, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday and reported by CNN, USA Today and other outlets. The September figure fell well short of the roughly … Read more
The latest US jobs report September data showed the labor market cooling sharply, with employers adding just 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rising to 4.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The figure came in well below the roughly 90,000 jobs economists surveyed by Reuters had expected. It was also the final … Read more