Non-Farm Payroll

As the market grapples with potential near-term bullish drivers, one key indicator of downside pressure has awakened after a prolonged pause. The CBOE Volatility Index, often referred to as the "fear index", gauges the anticipated volatility of the S&P 500 index over the ensuing...

Economic health is sound enough for the market to expect the Fed to continue with its measured pace of rate increases. Therefore, when Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen sounded dovish at last week's semi-annual monetary policy testimony, it came as a surprise. The testimony, which cast a cloud of...

The U.S. government announced on Friday non-farm payrolls for the month of October rose 161,000, falling short of the 178,000 figure experts were expecting. However, the numbers were higher than the prior reading of 156,000, which was revised this month higher to 191,000. Benzinga had an...

The U.S. non-farm payroll numbers topped expectations. Although the beat is an indication that the economy is improving and a positive for the dollar, the bad hourly earnings took some sheen off the report. Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 242,000 in February, and the unemployment...

USA ADP Employment Change for September read 200,000 versus 194,000 consensus estimate. The prior reading was 190,000. Investors, analysts await Friday's Non-Farm Payroll report. The U.S. government reported its employment change data on Wednesday that helped jolt the equity market...