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Retail and food services sales in the United States advanced by 0.2% in September compared to last month's figures, landing at $733.3 billion, the US Census Bureau revealed in its ...

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.3 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices declined ...

US ADP EMPLOYMENT CHANGE WEEKLY ACTUAL: -13.5K VS -2.50K PREVIOUS A silver twist on the gig economy For the four weeks ending Nov. 8, 2025, private employers shed an average of 13,500 jobs a week. Consumer strength remains in question as we enter the holiday hiring season, which might be playing into delayed or curtailed job creation. These numbers are preliminary and could change as new data is added. The federal government’s delayed September employment report, released last week, showed that the economy added 119,000 jobs that month, better than economists had predicted. But for self-employed workers, the news wasn’t as good. The gig economy lost 114,000 jobs that month. In fact, the ranks of self-employed workers have been declining all year. As of September, U.S. gig employment was down 1.2 percent from a year ago. A new ADP Research report suggests that structural demographic change is on track to reverse this short-term downward trend. We believe that self-employment is poised to become an important share of job gains over time. The latest ADP NER Pulse data points to a concerning shift in the U.S. labor market, with private payrolls dropping by 13,500 jobs per week for the four-week period ending November 8, 2025. This marks a significant acceleration from the prior period, where only 2,500 jobs were… Private payroll losses accelerated in the past four weeks, ADP reports The U.S. labor market is showing further signs of weakening as the pace of layoffs has picked up over the past four weeks, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Tuesday. Private companies lost an average of 13,500 jobs a week over the past four weeks, ADP said as part of a running update it has been providing. That’s an acceleration from the 2,500 jobs a week lost in the last update a week ago. With the government shutdown still impacting data releases, alternative data like ADP’s has been filling in the blanks on the economic picture. Government agencies such as the Bureaus of Labor Statistics and Economic Analysis have released revised schedules, but critical reports such as the monthly nonfarm payrolls count won’t come out until December.

UK's Chancellor Reeves to decide against cutting VAT on energy bills in budget - FT REEVES EXPECTED TO REMOVE SOME LEVIES FROM ELEC. BILLS - FT

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined by 6.8 points in November to 88.7 (1985=100) from 95.5 in October. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers' ...