A worker assembles truck engine cooling module components at the MAHLE Behr Charleston Inc. auto part facility in Charleston, South Carolina. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images There have never been more Black and Hispanic Americans in the workforce, Friday’s Labor Department job report showed. The jobless rate for Hispanics hit a record low
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[embedded content] [This stream is scheduled to begin Friday at 2 p.m. ET] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to speak Friday at a “Fed Listens” event organized by the central bank in Washington. The event is part of a monetary policy communication review by the Fed. Powell’s remarks will come after the release
Stocks will try to regain their mojo next week as China and the U.S. hold long-awaited trade negotiations in Washington. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9% this week while the S&P 500 slid about 0.3%. Overall, the two averages posted their first three-week losing streak since August. Wall Street’s poor performance for the week
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, DC on July 31, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell described the U.S. economy on Friday as being solid, noting the central bank must do what it can
Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 122 points The Dow gained 122.42 points, or 0.47% to close at 2,6201.04. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% to 2,910.63. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.12% to 7,872.26. Thursday’s gains chipped away at the market’s massive two-day sell-off to start off the fourth quarter. Faith in the Fed boosts stocks Stocks
Customers push shopping carts while exiting a Costco Wholesale Corp. store in Richmond, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Costco dipped 1% during extended trade after the company reported sales that missed analyst expectations for the fourth quarter. The wholesaler reported
Shane Smith Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fresh off its $400 million deal for Refinery29, Vice is valuing itself at about $3.6 billion. In related news, I’m valuing my house at $278 million. Sure, my neighbors’ houses are all worth less than $1 million, and my house looks just like all of my
Samsung Pay’s money transfer service, launched in partnership with Finablr. Samsung and Finablr Samsung has teamed up with financial technology firm Finablr on a money transfer service for its payments app. U.S. users of Samsung Pay will now be able to send money to people in 47 countries including India, Mexico and China, with the option to
Tesla cars are seen at a shopping mall showroom in Los Angeles. Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Tesla shares dipped as much as 5% during extended trade after the electric-car maker reported lower-than-expected vehicle deliveries for its third quarter. The company delivered 97,000 vehicles,
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said the central bank has the tools to fight another recession and could deploy them even more aggressively next time around. Williams indicated the Fed has enough stimulative methods even as its benchmark interest rate is now below 2%, leaving little room for major cuts. Specifically, he said