There are two, seemingly irreconcilable, stories of how the Palisades fire became a deadly and destructive behemoth dominating post-fire discourse. One is told by the residents who lived through it, ...

The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in December amid a surge in imports, and the goods shortfall in 2025 was the highest on record despite President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign manufactured ...

Non-farm payrolls rose 130,000 in January, beating expectations and marking a sharp acceleration from December. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%, revealing labor market stabilization despite ...

Rivian has just posted its letter to shareholders and earnings report, detailing its financial results and other accomplishments for Q4 2025 and the previous fiscal year. We’re already pretty deep ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. The January 2026 jobs report — put off from last week because ...

Yes, you read that right. The monthly jobs report, a Friday tradition, is out this morning, five days later than originally scheduled due to the partial government shutdown. The delayed report led ...

The U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January but gained far fewer jobs than initially reported in 2025, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The January employment ...

The already-complicated U.S. labor market received a fresh jolt on Wednesday: A strong January jobs report that was offset by deep downward revisions, which showed the U.S. economy experienced almost ...

The U.S. economy experienced almost zero job growth in 2025, according to revised federal data. On a more encouraging note: Hiring has picked up in 2026. Preliminary data had indicated that the U.S.

U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January, as a sluggish labor market showed new signs of vigor early in the year. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3 percent. Wednesday’s report from the ...

Economists expect that January's nonfarm payrolls report should show growth that was nil or not much better during the month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also will report its final benchmark ...

January's nonfarm payroll report is expected to extend the low-hire, low-fire narrative that's dominated in the past several months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its January Employment ...