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The jobless rate, which is derived from a separate survey of households, was unchanged only because 350,000 workers stopped looking for work last month and were no longer counted as part of the labour force.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped as much as 259 points in early trade, but recovered somewhat to trade 62 points, or 0.4, higher at 16,335, with losses in financials including (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ugly-jobs-report-is-punishing-financial-stocks-2015-10-02)J.P....

The newest report came just two weeks after the Fed decided that the economy’s advance was still too fragile to risk lifting interest rates from their near-zero level, even as it hinted that it might go ahead by December.

The longtime opponent to the Federal Reserve claims that foreign exchange markets will eventually figure out what USA policymakers are doing, and then we will be facing a currency crisis which could lead to a USA and global stock market crash. Even if rates increase soon,...

The already tepid August jobs level of 173,000 was revised sharply lower to 136,000, surprising analysts who had anticipated a large upward revision which is typical for that month.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his support to the Digital India campaign and changed his profile picture to support the campaign and conveyed his appreciation in effort to connect rural communities to internet.

The Federal Reserve decided not to lift its key interest rate about two weeks ago, but New York Fed President William Dudley says a rate hike will likely come before 2016.

The number of new applications for USA jobless benefits rose modestly last week and a gauge of the trend in claims fell, pointing to ongoing tightening in the labor market that could push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

Essentially central bankers face a dilemma – either lean more on politicians to do more to boost growth or embark on a new round of experimentation.

And a few worse-than-expected news for the economy is out this hour.

The weak September jobs report and downward revisions to the prior two months raised fresh fears about the health of the USA economy, which appears to have weakened amid a slowing global economy and recent market turbulence.

The Nasdaq composite was little changed at 4,544. Wall Street looked set for gains, with futures for the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 up 0.3 percent.

She expressed fears that China’s slowdown could cause a ripple effect and drag down US growth.

So if you’ve been waiting with bated breath to see whether the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates or not, at least after watching this video you can say, “Now I get it”. Over the past 30 years, there have been 4 major tightening cycles in 2004, 1999,...

Speaking through a translator, President Xi, who recently visited a few of Silicon Valley’s leading technology companies, said that the United States and China would not “knowingly support” such practices and said they would both abide by “norms of...