The outlook for U.S. economic activity slipped, with a leading index posting its first monthly decline since March in a suggestion that growth could ease in the months ahead.
Mortgage rates skyrocketed to their highest weekly average since January 2025 as markets continue to contend with increased inflationary pressures and rising economic uncertainty.
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since July and recurring claims sank to a more than two-year low.
Federal Reserve policymakers raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 in an effort to tamp down inflation and signaled another increase could be on the way.
Seattle’s unemployment rate decreased throughout the first half of the year. However, that decline reflects a shrinking labor force alongside slower hiring. With fewer residents counted in the ...
More U.S. construction companies are landing contracts to build data centers, expanding backlogs across the industry even as activity slows in other construction work.
Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, who helped oversee the U.S. banking system during the 2008 financial crisis, is concerned about new signs of financial overenthusiasm. Instead of mortgage lending that ...
Data center development is boosting commercial property values and demand across much of the country, according to a new National Association of Realtors report, with industrial real estate emerging ...
Detroit's job growth remained weaker than the nation’s in July, with employment declining over the past year while U.S. job growth remained positive. Most major industries in the region lost jobs, ...
Record diesel prices are creating a new potential headwind for logistics tenants at a time when the U.S. industrial market is already grappling with elevated vacancy and slowing rent growth.
The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department reported, suggesting the labor market regained its footing after a soft start to the summer.
America’s trade gap widened in July as imports of computers, accessories and semiconductors surged, underscoring how the artificial intelligence buildout is fueling demand for technology equipment ...