Why are there so few workers for so many open jobs? It's one of the biggest mysteries about the U.S. economy and helps explain why a big labor shortage is adding to high inflation.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.1%, with the benchmark a little more than 2% off its all-time closing high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was flat, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ...

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The "they" the president was referring to, investors in the bond market who buy and sell U.S. government IOUs called bonds or Treasury securities. Here's longtime market maven Ed Yardeni to explain.

The number of child labor violations in Florida tripled from 95 in 2019 to 281 three years later, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics cited by the Florida Policy Institute.

The stock market will crash 32% in 2025 as the Federal Reserve fails to prevent a recession, according to the most bearish strategist on Wall Street.

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With inflation already falling, he said, there is no reason for policymakers to take that risk. “The labor market is finally hitting its stride,” he said.

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