A tense start to the week in the Middle East sends ripples through global markets Financial markets swung through the first days of September as reports of American strikes on targets inside Iran unsettled investors, before calm returned by the week's end. Full story → · 1 sources
U.S. employers add 162,000 jobs in August, far more than expected The Labor Department's August jobs report showed hiring rebounding sharply after a soft summer, with unemployment holding steady at 4.1 percent. Full story → · 3 sources
Federal government payrolls keep shrinking even as private hiring rebounds While overall U.S. hiring surged in August, the federal government workforce has now shed 336,000 jobs since January 2025, according to labor economists. Full story → · 1 sources
Blowout jobs report reopens the debate over a Federal Reserve rate hike Stocks slipped and Treasury yields jumped after August's strong jobs numbers raised the odds that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates at its September meeting, reversing a rally driven a day earlier by dovish comments from a Fed governor. Full story → · 3 sources
Planned layoffs fall to a four-year low even as hiring stays modest A closely watched report on job cuts found that employers announced fewer layoffs in the first eight months of 2026 than in any comparable period in four years, while hiring plans reached their best level since 2023. Full story → · 1 sources
Tesla opens its long-promised robotaxi era with the Cybercab launch in Austin Tesla held a much-anticipated launch event for its Cybercab autonomous vehicle in Austin, Texas, but the company's shares fell in the days that followed as investors weighed the debut against high expectations. Full story → · 1 sources