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Economy

“Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs”

“Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters… Musk’s gloomy outlook echoes recent comments… Continue Reading…

Economy

“The Great Resignation looks set to continue — 1 in 5 say they’ll change jobs in the next year”

“The Great Resignation is set to continue, according to a new global survey by PwC, with one in five saying they are likely to switch jobs in the next 12 months. PwC launched its “Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey 2022” at the World… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Economy added 431,000 jobs in March despite worries over slowing growth”

“…Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 431,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate was 3.6%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 490,000 on payrolls and 3.7% for the jobless level… The… Continue Reading…

Economy

“February jobs rose a surprisingly strong 678,000, unemployment edged lower while wages were flat”

“Job growth accelerated in February, posting its biggest monthly gain since July as the employment picture got closer to its pre-pandemic self. Nonfarm payrolls for the month grew by 678,000 and the unemployment rate was 3.8%, the Labor Department’s Bureau… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Payrolls show surprisingly powerful gain of 467,000 in January…”

“…Nonfarm payrolls surged by 467,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate edged higher to 4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Dow Jones estimate was for payroll growth of 150,000 and a 3.9% unemployment rate… Along with the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“A record number of Americans quit their jobs in September”

“…A record 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in September as the sheer volume of available jobs is empowering workers to have their pick.Workers are quitting in search for better pay or better jobs, representing a fundamental shift in America’s labor market…. The… Continue Reading…

Economy

“A record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August, led by food and retail industries”

“Quits hit a new series high going back to December 2000, as 4.3 million workers left their jobs. The quits rate rose to 2.9%, an increase of 242,000 from the previous month, which saw a rate of 2.7%, according to… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“A key jobs report in the week ahead could drive the next big market move”

“…Stocks gained in the past week, surging again to new highs Friday after a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The chairman acknowledged that Fed officials expect to taper back their $120 billion a month bond-buying program this year, a… Continue Reading…

Economy

“There are plenty of jobs, but not enough people to fill them. What’s going on?”

“The U.S. created 850,000 new jobs in June. Great. Yet 9 million people who likely would be working right now had there been no pandemic are still sitting at home. The economy would recover a lot faster if they were… Continue Reading…

Business

“Under Armour posts more than 2,300 new jobs and hikes minimum hourly pay 50% to $15”

“Under Armour Inc. posted more than 2,300 jobs in the second quarter according to GlobalData research, a “hiring spree” that comes at a time when finding new workers has become more difficult… Last month, Under Armour announced that it was… Continue Reading…