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A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

US weekly jobless claims fall; unemployment rolls shrink

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting the labor market continued to chug along.

FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Wall St edges higher after inflation data keeps Fed rate-cut hopes intact

Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher on Wednesday after in-line consumer price inflation data kept the Federal Reserve on track to deliver another interest rate cut in December.

People pack fruits for customers in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 25, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

US consumers see lower inflation and debt delinquency risk, NY Fed survey shows

U.S. consumers in October, for the first time in five months, said they saw a lower risk of defaulting on their debt.

Traders react at the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day, after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump became U.S. president-elect, in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

S&P 500, Dow set for best week this year on Trump win, rate cut

The S&P 500 and the Dow edged higher on Friday, putting them on course for their best week this year, as a sweeping Trump victory powered bets of a business-friendly agenda.

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751, embrace at a union hall after learning that union members voted to approve a new contract proposal from Boeing in Seattle, Washington, U.S. November 4, 2024. REUTERS/David Ryder Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

Boeing strike ends as workers accept new contract

Boeing’s factory workers accepted a new contract offer on Monday, ending a bitter seven-week strike that halted most jet production and deepened a financial crisis at the troubled planemaker.

Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight/File Photo

Boeing workers vote on wage deal that could end strike

Boeing West Coast factory workers will hold a vote on an improved contract offer on Monday that could end a seven-week strike and restart jet production.