Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as non-farm payrolls numbers deliver economic surprise days before presidential election Oil prices have risen by 2% after reports that Iran is preparing an attack on...
With four days until polling day some will recall how in 1970 poor trade figures swung the UK’s general election With only four days to go until Tuesday’s presidential election, the poor jobs figures could not have come at a worse time...
Average monthly job gains in 2024 had been about 200,000, but new figures affected by Boeing strike and hurricanes The US added just 12,000 jobs in October, the last snapshot of the employment market before election day, in a report...
New figures could strengthen Harris’s pitch for presidency, even though half of voters believe US to be in recession A closely watched measure of US inflation has slipped to its lowest level since 2021, within striking distance of...
As a steelworker, I know how hard people are struggling – and I fear that next week they may fall for Trump’s simple answers We speak to voters in the states that will decide the US election about the issues that matter to them most...
GDP rose by 2.8% in the third quarter, short of economists’ expectations of 3.1%, and driven primarily by consumer spending The pace of US economic growth slowed over the summer but continued its two-year expansion, according to data...
This presidential election may come down to one question: whether Americans feel stress about their budgets This story is co-published with and supported by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project This election...
Loss of migrant workers would trigger productivity losses and a new round of inflationary pricing pressure US elections 2024 – live updates If elected, Donald Trump plans to carry out “the largest deportation operation in American...
Despite his claims to the contrary, unemployment is low, inflation is way down, and job growth is remarkably strong If Donald Trump wins next week’s election, it would be the first time in US history that a candidate wins based on such a...
Polls show US voters unhappy about the economy, their top election concern. How would the presidential candidates address economic issues such as cost of living and labor? The economy looms large over next month’s presidential election...
US vice-president’s campaign has stalled because Americans continue to struggle with their bills despite economic growth I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling more anxious about the outcome of the upcoming election . I’m still...
The working class saw Clinton’s support of Nafta, which cut most tariffs between US, Mexico and Canada, as ‘a betrayal’ More than 30 years have passed since President Bill Clinton persuaded Congress to ratify the North American Free...
With Senate control up for grabs in swing states, both parties are trying to stress China’s threat to US economy In testimony to Congress last year, David McCormick, now the Republican candidate for US Senate in Pennsylvania , said that...
Poll shows more voters support US vice-president’s tax and housing policies compared with the Republican nominee Donald Trump has lost his advantage over Kamala Harris on who is best qualified to manage the economy , new polls suggest....
The politically split Pennsylvania town shows why the race is so close – and it’s unclear whether the president’s legacy will be enough to carry Harris over the line From the north, motorists pull into Scranton via the Joseph R Biden Jr...
Many are still feeling the pinch of inflation while the fruits of growth disproportionately go to the better off When Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election, 10 short words proved decisive. After a period in...
Merck is discussing the study data with regulators worldwide, with a goal of making the treatment available for infants as early as the 2025 to 2026 RSV season.
The head of the International Monetary Fund cautioned on Thursday that high government debt and low growth remained major impediments to the global economy.
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris bashed Donald Trump in a tense interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier while distancing herself from Joe Biden.
Gores is buying in at an enterprise value of $4 billion, more than a 30% discount to the team's value of $5.83 billion, according to CNBC's 2024 rankings.
In often-combative conversation with Bloomberg editor in Chicago, Trump says ‘tariff’ is his favorite word Donald Trump doubled down on his promise to levy tariffs on all imports in a bid to boost American manufacturing, a proposal that...
From abortion to the economy, the Democrat and Republican have widely diverging visions for the country Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer two starkly different visions for the country with much at stake – from pocketbook economic...
Bureau of Labor Statistics releases final monthly inflation reading before voters head to polls for presidential election People in the US: how do you feel about the economy and cost of living? Inflation weakened to its slowest pace in...
She is losing the tussle between head and heart. The economy is better than it has ever been, but ordinary people don’t feel it The defining question in US politics was asked 44 years ago this month. One week before the 1980 presidential...