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Financial Times - World
UK holiday let owners move to business rates system as council tax soars
Authorities trying to encourage local buyers are losing outUnited Kingdom -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 0.2% to 99.83
The WSJ Dollar Index was down 0.2 to 99.83 — down for four consecutive trading days. -
MarketWatch - Business
2-year Treasury yield ends at lowest since March on signs of deteriorating labor market
U.S. government debt rallied on Friday, sending the policy-sensitive 2-year yield to a more than three-month low, after government data showed that fewer jobs had been created in May and April than initially thought. -
MarketWatch - Business
U.S. economy and jobs market are showing cracks. Fed rate cuts are not far off.
Forget the summer heat: The economy appears to have caught enough of a chill that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates soon.Federal Reserve -
CNBC - Business
Jobless rates rise in June for white, Black and Hispanic women but fall for men in the three racial groups
The unemployment rates rose for white, Black and Hispanic women but fell for their male counterparts. -
NBC News - Top stories
S&P 500, Nasdaq post record closes Friday as jobs report raises Fed rate cut hopes
The S&P 500 rose to a new high on Friday, posting a record close as the latest jobs report reignited hopes for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.Federal Reserve -
The Wall Street Journal - World
New-car prices in the U.S. are on track to drop this year for the first time in more than a decade, but many buyers are stretched as higher interest rates increase financing costs.
New-car prices in the U.S. are on track to drop this year for the first time in more than a decade, but many buyers are stretched as higher interest rates increase financing costs. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 gained 0.9% and 0.5% Friday to close out the week at fresh highs while the Dow edged higher after the jobs report shored up hopes that the Fed will cut rates.
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 gained 0.9% and 0.5% Friday to close out the week at fresh highs while the Dow edged higher after the jobs report shored up hopes that the Fed will cut rates. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The Labor Department reported that the U.S. added a solid 206,000 jobs last month, slightly beating expectations and continuing a remarkably strong run, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%, a sign of slack in a labor market.
The Labor Department reported that the U.S. added a solid 206,000 jobs last month, slightly beating expectations and continuing a remarkably strong run, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%, a sign of slack in a labor market.