*The pace of hiring slowed in August, while the U.S. unemployment rate edged up. Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 156,000 in August from the prior month, the Labor Department said. The ...
Nonfarm payrolls (NFP) rose by only 22,000 for August, down from an upwardly revised 79,000 for July. The slowdown in NFP gains over the past several months suggests that the overall economy is ...
Retail-sales growth probably slowed in August, as President Trump's tariffs gradually filter through to consumer prices. Retail sales likely rose 0.3% from July, economists polled by The Wall Street ...