After a Year of Sluggish Hiring, 2026 Is Off to a Stronger Start
The economy added substantially more jobs than expected last month, as more people entered the labor force and wages grew.
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Job Growth Was Overstated, New Data Shows
Annual revisions show that employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than previously estimated.
Lower Unemployment Rate Supports Longer Pause for Fed
January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for longer than...
Kalshi and Polymarket Create New Competition for Professional Economists
Economists have noticed that betting markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are pretty good at predicting not just political events but...
What Executives Are Saying About the ‘K-Shaped’ Economy
Leaders across industries from airlines to packaged foods have said a growing divide between lower-income and wealthy consumers is changing...
Wall St. and Washington Brace for a Big Jobs Report
A hiring slowdown and fears about artificial intelligence have investors on edge, and some in the Trump administration on the...
Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns
President Trump has reshaped the country’s economic policies, but the outlook for the budget remains dire.
New Kraft Heinz CEO Says Food Company Won’t Split, for Now
The company’s new C.E.O. said he saw opportunities to fix and grow the food giant — and cut prices for...