Investors will get twin reports this week on employment and consumer prices. They’ll help set the…
economic performance
The labor market was bad last year. Will investors get stung by a poor January jobs report, too?
Published: Feb. 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET Investors are on edge about the January jobs report…
Steady bond market shaken by jitters over the job market, U.S.-Iran nuclear talks
Published: Feb. 5, 2026 at 12:37 p.m. ET The bond market, a steady force over much of…
Job openings sink to a post-pandemic low. The economy is barely adding any new jobs.
The number of job openings in December fell to the lowest level in eight years if…
Here’s the new dates for January jobs and CPI inflation reports
The U.S. employment report for January originally due on Friday has been rescheduled for the middle…
The economy got off to a decent start in the new year. Businesses hope things get even better.
Last Updated: Feb. 4, 2026 at 10:56 a.m. ETFirst Published: Feb. 4, 2026 at 10:47 a.m. ET The…
Car sales sputtered in icy January. Poor weather wasn’t the only problem for auto dealers and the U.S. economy.
Jeffry Bartash Jeffry Bartash is a reporter for MarketWatch in Washington.
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