With positive (albeit slower) employment growth, it’s hard to believe that a recession began in July, even taking into consideration the fact that the Sahm rule indicator has breached the 0.50 threshold (at 0.50 ppts).

Investors may turn their attention to gold amid heightened market volatility with Friday’s jobs report showing the US labor force cooled while the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, its highest peak since 2021.

The US job numbers for July no longer support a claim that the economy remains robust and the need for any monetary relief is still not evident. 

Gold price reversed its course and tumbled almost 1% after hitting a two-week high of $2477 following weaker-than-expected data from the United States.

The scarcest resource in most organizations is the leader’s time. Every CEO, division head or even first-level manager has a to-do list longer than feasible.

Cocoa futures in New York fell as much as 6% to $6,574 a ton, hitting their lowest level since early March following the dismal earnings report from Hershey.

There are many styles of investing and many ways to make money in the stock market. The stock market has been on a one-way freight train riding on the coattails of large-capitalization growth stocks, primarily technology stocks.

The Q2 earnings season continues its rapid pace next week, with many notable companies on the reporting docket. Concerning next week’s docket, three notable companies are all scheduled to report. Let’s take a closer look at them.

The utility sector may be one to consider amid heightened market volatility and the potential resurgence of broader economic fears. Here are three top utility stocks that have essential services and generous dividends to support investors.

The ADP series does not rely upon the birth-death model, hence represents independent estimate of private NFP. On the other hand, aggregate hours are down, in contrast to employment. So, it seems safe to say the labor market is cooling.