The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose modestly last week, a sign that employers still retaining workers ...

US consumers probably experienced a slight pickup in underlying inflation in July as retailers gradually raised prices on a ...

Matthew Weldon is the director of the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. He talks with NBC 10's Gene Valicenti about the latest jobless numbers, how unemployment insurance works and ...

The Labor Department's recent report is concerning because Black folks are often the first to be hit by economic downturns in the nation.

Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels since March because job growth has been surprisingly weak this summer.

The Federal Reserve resisted pressure from the White House last week and left its policy rate unchanged. It was the right decision. As Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged, the case for a cut was a bit st ...

Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, once again sounded the alarm on tariffs in Berkshire's second-quarter earnings report.

Regardless of what's thrown Wall Street's way, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite always find a ...

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it. Trump ...

Local commentators recently claimed that President Donald Trump’s general 10% tariff constituted a sales tax on consumers. That would be true if tariffs directly affected consumers, but the point of a ...

Groups are fighting a push by the Murphy administration that could classify Uber and DoorDash drivers as employees instead of independent contractors.