11/18: Red and Blue
President Biden hosts Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House; U.S. jobless claims fall to new pandemic low
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President Biden hosts Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House; U.S. jobless claims fall to new pandemic low
Biden announces August 31 deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan; U.S. jobless claims increase over last week
Biden addressing nation after passing COVID relief bill; Matthew McConaughey mulling run for Texas governor
Commemorating 500,000 lives lost to COVID; Push to honor Black American war hero's bravery
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again by three-quarters of a percentage point. Lori Bettinger, the president of BancAlliance and former director of the U.S. Treasury Department's troubled asset relief program, explains what the latest increases mean for consumers.
Government probe shows scammers used the Social Security numbers of more than 200,000 dead people to claim jobless benefits.
The Federal Reserve approved a third consecutive 0.75 percentage point hike to its benchmark interest rate Wednesday in an effort to tackle record inflation. Jeanna Smialek, a Federal Reserve and economy reporter for The New York Times, joined John Dickerson to discuss the impact of the interest rate hikes on the U.S. economy.
David Kelly, the chief global strategist for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, joins CBS News to discuss the drop in first-time jobless claims last week and last month's rise in retail sales. He also shares his expectations for next week's highly anticipated Federal Reserve meeting.
This week on "Face the Nation," coronavirus deaths and infections continue to rise in the U.S. as July marks the worst month for new cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
This week on "Face the Nation", 100 days from the election, the coronavirus surges in the south and west, with hospitalizations and deaths on the rise. Unemployment claims spike for the first time in nearly four months, and President Trump looks for a reset.
This week on "Face the Nation", the country approaches a grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths as all 50 states begin to ease restrictions.
This week on "Face the Nation," the grim march to reopen the country continues as unemployment soars to levels unseen since the Great Depression.
This week on "Face the Nation", as the fall presidential campaign season kicks off, the country faces unprecedented challenges and the candidates work to convince, distract and excite voters.
The U.S. added 315,000 jobs in August, fairly on track with what economists predicted. With the unemployment rate rising slightly to 3.7%, it could be a sign that the hot labor market is beginning to cool off. Jesse Wheeler, economic analyst at Morning Consult, joins CBS News to discuss what it all means.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits dropped last week. Meanwhile the Department of Commerce released updated gross domestic product figures for the second quarter of 2022. Yahoo Finance senior columnist Rick Newman joins CBS News to discuss these and the mortgage market.
The latest on the 2014 agenda in Washington, from Obamacare to unemployment benefits, with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Reps. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., and Peter King, R-N.Y., and more.
Despite low unemployment numbers, some economic indicators point to an impending slowdown — including a drop in the number of job openings nationwide. Kris Van Cleave reports.
A new report from the Labor Department shows new claims for unemployment benefits rose for a second straight week. Kayla Bruun, an economic analyst at Morning Consult, joined CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Lilia Luciano to discuss the latest numbers.
The number of Americans who signed up for unemployment benefits rose last week to 262,000 — the highest since November.
The U.S. added 528,000 jobs in July, more than double what economists had predicted. With that boost, the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, back to pre-pandemic levels and the lowest it's been since 1969. Daniel Zhao, senior economist at Glassdoor, joins CBS News to discuss what the report indicates about the state of the economy.
The July jobs report shows unemployment has dropped to pre-pandemic levels. Job growth last month was more than double what analysts were projecting. Javier David, business and markets managing editor at Axios, joins CBS News to break down what some of the key numbers in the report signal for the American economy.
Although the labor market is slowing, businesses around the U.S. still have millions of job openings. .
CEO Vlad Tenev says soaring inflation and cryptocurrency crash is discouraging customers from trading.
The latest Labor Department report shows that new unemployment filings fell to 231,000 for the week of June 25, down 2,000 from the previous week. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green sit down with Kathryn Gill, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, to discuss these figures and other developments in the U.S. labor market and economy.
The U.S. added 431,000 jobs in March as the unemployment rate dropped to 3.6%. Friday's jobs report also showed wages grew 5.6% in the past year. Sarah House, a senior economist at Wells Fargo, joined CBS News after the closing bell on Wall Street to discuss what this signals for the future of the U.S. economy.