Number of Americans filing initial jobless claims hits eight-month high

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to the highest...

Insurer cancels 42,000 homeowner policies in Louisiana

More than 40,000 homeowners are looking for new insurance policies after an insurance company dropped them, following similar moves by two other companies.

Inflation, rate hikes mean fewer business buyouts

Companies hit the brakes on deal-making during the first half of 2022 as concerns...

Mortgage rates bounce back up; lending industry hit with layoffs  

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates were back up this week, just as the latest government data shows inflation has not slowed

US initial jobless claims reach highest level in nearly eight months 

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week hit its highest level in nearly eight months, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell.

US inflation reaches 40-year high of 9.1% in June 

Surging prices for gasoline, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a four-decade peak...

Louisiana Legislature won’t hold override session 

Despite some Louisiana Republicans hoping to overturn some of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ recent...

Strong jobs report for June likely means more interest rate hikes  

America’s employers added 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates to cool the economy and slow price increases.

US retailers scale back hiring as fears of an economic slowdown mount 

After going on a frenzied hiring spree for a year and a half to...

Will four-day workweeks become standard across most industries?

The concept of a four-day workweek, which sounds appealing to workers, but may be alarming to employers, is beginning to take off in some industries.Â