Hiring Defied Expectations in March, With 178,000 New Jobs
The U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department said Friday, far exceeding expectations.
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Why Filling Up Your Easter Basket Is So Expensive, Despite Much-Lower Cocoa Prices
Global supply chain headaches have been hitting chocolate hard and buyers have struggled to find reasonably priced chocolate treats this spring.
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Fuel Surcharges Hit Small Businesses as 'Tariffs 2.0'
Shipping costs are climbing for online sellers as carriers such as FedEx and UPS pass along the rising price of diesel.
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What's a Private-Credit Fund Worth When the Money Is Locked Up?
Redemption requests at managers like Blue Owl and Cliffwater are triggering a domino effect among funds.
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Private-Equity Fundraising Falls to Slowest Pace in a Decade
Fundraising in the first quarter hit $86 billion under the impact of private-markets worries and war.
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China Service Sector Gauge Signals Slower But Continued Growth as Risks Rise
The survey indicated that for now, cost pressures remained modest in China's services sector, allowing firms to discount their own prices.
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Xi Ousts Politburo Member in Deepening Purge of China's Top Ranks
A former party chief of the Xinjiang region became the third member of the elite body to be removed in recent months.
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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Inflation Data Will Be Watched Alongside Middle East Developments
Developments with the war in the Middle East will remain at the center of investors' minds as heightened uncertainties remain over when the war will end.
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Is the stock market open today for Good Friday? Will banks and the post office be closed?
The Christian holiday on Friday, April 3, is not a federal holiday, but there are still some key closures. Here's what you need to know.
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The Wealthy Investors Who Powered Private Credit Are Rushing for the Exits
Investors asked to pull nearly $14 billion from a group of private-credit funds in the first quarter.
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Trump Administration Unveils Up to 100% Tariff on Branded Drugs
Drugmakers or countries that strike pricing deals or make manufacturing investment commitments in the U.S. can secure much lower levies, or none at all.
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Mortgage rates rise for the fifth week in a row. Here's how much more homebuyers are paying since the Iran war started.
Just before the start of fighting in the Middle East, mortgage rates had dropped to their lowest level since 2022.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 03, 2026 09:00 ET (13:00 GMT)
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