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As Federal Reserve Readies Interest Rate Cut, Risks to Job Market Still Loom

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As Federal Reserve Readies Interest Rate Cut, Risks to Job Market Still Loom

The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates this week. Recent jobs data have been a reminder that a soft landing is not yet assured.

By Jeanna Smialek

Why Low Layoff Numbers Don’t Mean the Labor Market Is Strong

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Why Low Layoff Numbers Don’t Mean the Labor Market Is Strong

Past economic cycles show that unemployment starts to tick up ahead of a recession, with wide-scale layoffs coming only later.

By Ben Casselman

Slowdown Déjà Vu Rattles the Markets

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Slowdown Déjà Vu Rattles the Markets

Investors sent technology stocks and other assets tumbling on concerns that the U.S. economy could be headed for a hard landing.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler

Why the Fed’s Jackson Hole Confab Matters for Wall St. and the Economy

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Why the Fed’s Jackson Hole Confab Matters for Wall St. and the Economy

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual conference in Wyoming gets a lot of buzz. Here’s why it matters for Wall Street and the economy.

By Jeanna Smialek