A jobseeker holds flyers during the New York Public Library's annual Bronx Job Fair & Expo at the the Bronx Library Center in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images The unemployment rate for white Americans inched...
Key inflation rate hits 2.1% in September, as expected, closing in on Fed target
Inflation increased slightly in September and moved closer to the Federal Reserve's target, according to a Commerce Department report Thursday. The personal consumption expenditures price index showed a seasonally adjusted 0.2% increase for the month, with the 12-month inflation rate at 2.1%, both in line with Dow Jones estimates....
Ray Dalio is concerned about America post-election: ‘Both candidates worry me’
Ray Dalio, Founder & CIO Mentor Bridgewater Associates, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC A post-election America worries U.S. billionaire Ray Dalio, who called for reforms numerous times amid a political landscape strife with what he...
Consumer confidence surges as election nears, while job openings move lower
Consumers grew more optimistic about the U.S. economy heading into the contentious presidential election even as job openings hit multi-year lows, according to separate reports released Tuesday. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index for October rose more than 11% to a reading of 138, its biggest one-month acceleration since...