A new labor battle opens on Broadway as omicron closes shows

A sign indicating canceled performances of “Mrs. Doubtfire” due to Covid is displayed in the window of the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on December 16, 2021 in New York City. Dia Dipasupil | G...

Travel is ‘roaring back’ — That’s good and bad for travelers

Last year wasn’t a stellar year for travelers. Perhaps that’s why so many are pinning their hopes on 2022.  Travel bookings and inquiries are surging, say travel insiders, in an upward tra...

Petition for $2,000 stimulus checks reaches 3 million signatures

A worker installs U.S. flags as part of a Covid-19 memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan.18, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters When the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, Steph...

Nasdaq Composite ends 3 percentage points from correction, as investors react to Fed, Friday’s jobs report

U.S. stocks ended lower Friday, in a turbulent session that concluded with all three major benchmarks suffering weekly declines, following a monthly jobs report whose headline figure came in far below...

Here’s where the jobs landed last month — in one chart

The leisure and hospitality sector led hiring in December as restaurant and bar managers added wait staff, cooks and bartenders to payrolls ahead of the holidays. That sector saw net job growth of 53,...

Hiring falters as payrolls rise only 199,000

The U.S. economy added far fewer jobs than expected in December just as the nation was grappling with a massive surge in Covid cases, the Labor Department said Friday. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 199,000...

What iPod inventor Tony Fadell says he learned from Steve Jobs

The titanic, albeit controversial legacy of late Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs drew renewed interest this week when the tech giant became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $3 ...

Omicron compounds worker shortage, supply chain woes for retailers

Source: Lauren Thomas, CNBC Slashing store hours, temporarily shuttering locations and sending apology letters to customers for long lines and delayed appointments. These are the some of the unusual s...

Stocks dip after mixed December jobs report

Stocks edged lower Friday morning as investors digested a key report on the U.S. labor market recovery at the end of a volatile week. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq declined.  Investors mulled the La...

U.S. Posts Disappointing 199,000 New Jobs Last Month—Omicron Surge Could Make It Worse

Topline Though unemployment fell to its lowest level in nearly two years, the U.S. added back a worse-than-expected 199,000 jobs in December—signaling the labor market is still struggling to add back ...

Stock futures inch higher ahead of key jobs report

U.S. stock index futures were little changed during overnight trading on Thursday, ahead of Friday’s key jobs report. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 65 points....

It’s ‘a killer of people and jobs’

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on December 20, 2021 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Imag...

Crypto Jobs Market ‘Has Matured’ According to CryptoJobsList Chief

The crypto jobs market is much stronger and is now more able to weather market dips, according to CryptoJobsList Founder Raman Shalupau. The assertion came in an exclusive BeInCrypto interview as we c...

Have Covid? You can’t get unemployment benefits

A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 swab test at the Boulder County Fairgrounds testing site in Longmont, Colorado, on Dec. 14, 2021. Chet Strange/Bloomberg via Getty Images Covid-19 infections...

Record 4.5 million workers quit their jobs

Workers quit their jobs in record numbers in November while the total employment openings pulled back a bit, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The so-called quits level surged to 4.53 million for...

Record-Breaking 4.5 Million Americans Quit Jobs In November As Employers Struggle To Retain Workers

Topline Though the number of job openings fell more than expected in November, the number of Americans quitting their jobs jumped to record territory, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday, ...