Labor economy
Japan real wages down again after summer bonus bump, spending falls
In the streets of Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan. Shiho Fukada | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s inflation-adjusted wages fell in August after two months of increases during the summer bonus season, while household spending also declined, data showed on Tuesday, knocking chances of the central bank raising interest rates any time soon. Real wages […]
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No case for more jumbo rate cuts by the Fed, strategists say
A television broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 18, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images There is no case for more 50-basis-point rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, veteran market strategists told CNBC, saying the latest U.S. jobs data implies the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: September’s blockbuster jobs report changes the calculus
More than 75 employers were taking resumes and talking to prospective new hires at a career fair in Lake Forest, CA on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Paul Bersebach | Medianews Group | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on […]
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Stellantis files federal lawsuit against UAW union over strike threats
Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, speaks to the media at the Stellantis auto manufacturing plant in Sochaux, France, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is suing the United Auto Workers, escalating a monthslong battle between the trans-Atlantic automaker and American union, CNBC has […]
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The East and Gulf coast ports strike could be a no-win situation for the Biden administration
Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden and his administration are sticking to their position of not invoking the Taft-Hartley Act to force International Longshoremen’s Association dock workers back on the job at East and Gulf coast ports where a strike is hitting day two on Wednesday, a political decision […]
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The East and Gulf coast ports strike could be a no-win situation for the Biden administration
Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden and his administration are sticking to their position of not invoking the Taft-Hartley Act to force International Longshoremen’s Association dock workers back on the job at East and Gulf coast ports where a strike is hitting day two on Wednesday, a political decision […]
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The big catalyst for the week: How to trade Friday’s job report
The best-case scenario for stocks is if Friday’s jobs report comes in slightly above consensus, according to JPMorgan. Investors will be closely scrutinizing the September labor market report, due for release on Friday morning. The numbers come at a precarious time for the economy, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has emphasized the U.S. central […]
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500 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize as labor talks continue
Demonstrators protest outside a closed Starbucks Corp. location at 505 Union Station in Seattle, Washington, US, on Saturday, July 16, 2022. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Baristas at a Starbucks in Bellingham, Washington, became the 500th store to join the Starbucks Workers United union on Monday. Since the first location voted to unionize […]
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New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol commits to working with union as talks move forward
A Starbucks worker wears a t-shirt and button promoting unionization on April 7, 2022, in Chicago. John J. Kim | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the coffee chain is committed to bargaining in good faith with the union that represents many of its baristas, as the […]
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Boeing sweetens labor proposal in ‘best and final’ offer as strike enters second week
Striking Boeing workers hold rally at the Boeing Portland Facility on September 19, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Jordan Gale | AFP | Getty Images Boeing on Monday sweetened a contract offer and said it was its “best and final” proposal for its more than 30,000 machinists as their strike entered a second week. The new […]
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