Wednesday February 19th, 2025 2:12PM

AP Business - Economy

Surging job market could prove costly for households, businesses as odds of quick rate cuts fade
U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates
3:51PM ( 1 month ago )
UN predicts world economic growth at subdued 2.8% in 2025
The United Nations says the world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025
12:30PM ( 1 month ago )
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower after Wall St holds firm
Asian stocks are mostly lower after U.S. stock indexes finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected
11:53PM ( 1 month ago )
Federal Reserve officials at December meeting expected slower pace of rate cuts ahead
Federal Reserve officials at their meeting Dec. 17-18 expected to dial back the pace of interest rate cuts this year in the face of persistently elevated inflation and the threat of widespread tariffs and other potential policy changes
2:11PM ( 1 month ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower after its slide from the day before
Wall Street is drifting amid relatively modest moves, a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may stay higher than expected
11:22PM ( 1 month ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street holds steadier after Tuesday's slide
Wall Street is holding steadier, and U.S. stocks are drifting between small losses and gains a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected
11:22PM ( 1 month ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street holds firmer following Tuesday's slide
U.S. stock indexes held firmer and finished mixed a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected
11:22PM ( 1 month ago )
US dockworkers threaten to strike against automation, creating economic uncertainty
Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to go on a strike that would shut ports on the East and Gulf coasts and could damage the American economy just as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House
8:53AM ( 1 month ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street turns mixed following good news on the economy
U.S. stock indexes are slipping following better-than-expected reports on the job market and business activity
9:36PM ( 1 month ago )
Stock market today: Wall Street feels the pressure from good news on the economy
U.S. stock indexes are feeling pressure from better-than-expected reports on the job market and business activity
9:36PM ( 1 month ago )