People line up as they wait for the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair to open at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesThere's a lot of debate about how much signal to take from the 818,000 downward revisions to U.S. payrolls...
Customers shop in a Walmart Supercenter on February 20, 2024 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesConsumer spending bounced back in February from a January dip, with a little help from Leap Day. But sales still registered good gains even after correcting for that...
People carry shopping bags as they visit a department store during the holiday season in New York City.Eduardo Munoz | ReutersRetailers chalked up solid gains in the final month to wrap up the holiday season, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor for December.However, the data also shows the true...
A customer shops at a Costco store in San Francisco on Oct. 2, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe consumer took a spending break ahead of the holiday season, with October retail sales, excluding autos and gas, falling by 0.08%, and core retail, which also removes restaurants, declining by 0.03%,...