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The U.S. employment picture improved sharply last week, with first-time claims for unemployment insurance dipping below 500,000 for the first time since the pandemic crisis. Initial claims totaled 498,000 for the week ended March 1, against the Dow Jones estimate of 527,000. That was down from the previous week’s total of 590,000, which saw a

In this article PZZA Signage outside a Papa John’s International pizza restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Papa John’s first-quarter earnings topped expectations as the pizza chain held on to the momentum it saw during the coronavirus pandemic, even as the country reopens for business.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a listening session on broadband internet at the New Hampshire Electric Co-op in Plymouth, New Hampshire, April 23, 2021, as she travels to the state to promote the administration’s economic plans. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images As the White House attempts to sell President Joe Biden‘s multi-trillion-dollar

In this article UBER Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks at a product launch event in San Francisco, California on September 26, 2019. Philip Pacheco | AFP via Getty Images Uber beat estimates on the top line and dramatically improved its net losses in its first quarter, but missed on revenue. Shares were up around 1%

Bartenders wearing protective masks assist customers sitting at the bar at Blooms Tavern in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 3, 2021. Nina Westervelt | Bloomberg | Getty Images Private job growth accelerated in April but fell a bit short of Wall Street expectations, according to a report Wednesday from payroll processing firm ADP. Companies

General Motors employees work on the assembly line at the Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant in Kansas City, Kansas. Jim Barcus for General Motors General Motors is set to report its first-quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by Refinitiv. Adjusted EPS: $1.04

Cars line up to pick up food boxes at the Athens County Fairgrounds in Athens, Ohio, on Dec. 19, 2020. BRAD LEE | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. economy is on the mend. But the unequal — or K-shaped — nature of the recovery persists. Economic activity is on pace to return to pre-pandemic

In this article LYFT Confetti falls as Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) ring the Nasdaq opening bell celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. The ride hailing app company’s shares were initially priced at $72. Mario Tama / Getty Images Ride-hailing

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen conceded Tuesday that interest rates may have to rise to keep a lid on the burgeoning growth of the U.S. economy brought on in part by trillions in government stimulus spending. “It may be that interest rates will have to rise

People walk by a CVS Pharmacy store in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters CVS Health reported a strong first quarter and raised its full-year forecast, as customers came to its stores for Covid-19 vaccinations, tests and prescriptions. Shares of the company were up 3% early Tuesday in premarket trading.

In this article TWTR CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2018. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images) Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Twitter’s stock was down more than 10% in after-hours trading

In this article BRK.A Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett is seeing inflation among Berkshire Hathaway‘s collection of businesses as the economic recovery from the pandemic kicks into high gear. “We are seeing very substantial inflation,” the Berkshire chairman and CEO

In this article AMZN Amazon logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Igor Golovniov | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Amazon‘s ads business grew at an astonishing pace in the first quarter. Amazon’s “other” unit, which is primarily made up of advertising but also includes sales related to other service offerings , grew revenue

In this article QSR-CA Jose Cil, CEO of Restaurant Brands International, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, November 6, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Restaurant Brands International on Friday reported quarterly earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations as its systemwide sales surpassed 2019 levels. Shares of the company

Employees during a press visit to the first shale gas exploring site started by Chevron in Pungesti, Romania, April 2014. Mircea Restea | AFP | Getty Images After a brutal year for the energy sector, Chevron reported a profit for the first quarter of 2021 as a recovery in oil prices boosted operations. The company’s

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he has in the past met with homeless Americans and that doing so reminds him of those he works for as a government official. Powell said he has not yet met with members of the homeless encampment near the Fed’s building in Washington. He added that he

In this article XOM .CRBQX A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Jessica Rinaldi | Reuters Exxon Mobil returned to profitability during the first quarter, beating top- and bottom-line estimates for the period, as the company recovers from the havoc wreaked on the energy sector by the coronavirus pandemic. The oil giant

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday declined to let up on its easy-money policy despite an economy that it acknowledged is accelerating. As expected, the U.S. central bank decided to keep short-term interest rates anchored near zero as it buys at least $120 billion of bonds each month. The latter part of policy is a two-pronged