The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits was unchanged at low levels last week, pointing to continued labor market strength. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits were unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 212,000 for the week ended April 13, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Labor market strength, which is driving the economy, together with elevated inflation have led financial markets and some economists to expect that the Federal Reserve could delay cutting interest rates until September.
Investors are counting down to earnings from Netflix, the first of the "Magnificent" group of companies to report.
A landmark review for Britain's National Health Service found young people have been let down by "remarkably weak" evidence backing medical interventions in gender care.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Pakistan as scheduled next week despite increasing tension in the Middle East in the wake of Tehran's aerial attack on Israel, Pakistan's foreign minister said Thursday. Ishaq Dar said Raisi will arrive in the capital, Islamabad, on April 22 on an official three-day visit.
The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits didn't change last week as the labor market continues to defy efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool hiring. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 13 were unchanged from the previous week’s 212,000. Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy for the number of U.S. layoffs in a given week and a sign of where the job market is headed.
The World Health Organization on Thursday announced a new, catch-all terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air, erasing a distinction that caused dangerous confusion during the Covid pandemic.- 'Infectious respiratory particles' - The WHO said that after more than two years of consultations, it had been agreed that all pathogen particles transmitted through the air, regardless of size, should be referred to as "infectious respiratory particles", or IRPs. The new terminology will ap
Chinese spies have targeted the Dutch semiconductor, aerospace and maritime industries to try to strengthen China's armed forces, the Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD said in its annual report published on Thursday. As part of an ongoing trend of Chinese political espionage against the Netherlands and its allies, China is investing heavily in the collection of western knowledge and technical capabilities, the agency said. "China wants to be independent from western knowledge and technology (and) wants to build a military that can match any other," the MIVD said.
Officials warned part of the 750-foot Ruang volcano could collapse into the water and trigger a tsunami.
Jury selection in Donald Trump ’s hush money trial enters a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court Thursday morning. Attorneys still need to pick 11 more jurors to serve on the panel that will decide the first-ever criminal case against a former U.S. commander-in-chief. Dozens of prospective jurors were dismissed both days after saying they could not be impartial or had other commitments that would conflict with the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.
A Brookings Institution analysis shows major U.S. metro areas experiencing post-pandemic growth. Immigrants from abroad are playing a large role.
Fossil collectors contributed to finding the jawbone of a giant ichthyosaur new to science that’s likely the largest known marine reptile to swim Earth’s seas.
It took less than six months for Speaker Mike Johnson to reach his existential moment.
Jeffrey Gibson’s takeover of the U.S. pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show is a celebration of color, pattern and craft, which is immediately evident on approaching the bright red facade decorated by a colorful clash of geometry and a foreground dominated by a riot of gigantic red podiums. Gibson, a Mississippi Choctaw with Cherokee descent, is the first Native American to represent the United States solo at the Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest contemporary art show. For context, the last time Native American artists were included was in 1932.
A far-right German politician has gone on trial accused of using banned Nazi slogans at two rallies dating back to 2021.
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Thursday the company is working very closely with Nigerian authorities following the detention of its head of financial crime compliance. A Nigerian court has adjourned until May 2 a case against the executive, Tigran Gambaryan, and another Binance official, who are accused of laundering more than $35 million, the country's anti-corruption body said on April 8. "What I can say is we are working very closely with the Nigerian authorities to try to resolve the matter," CEO Richard Teng said, speaking about Gambaryan's case during the Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai.
Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami.
Follow along to live updates from the Manhattan criminal court as jury selection in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial resumes Thursday.
The U.S. is reaching "peak 65," marking the largest retirement wave in American history. But the financial outlook for many is grim.
Senators seek to help with national child care shortage with new Defense Department pilot program to train and recuit staff at facilities near military installations.