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Spring Break Spike Or Warning Sign? Jobless Claims Jump As Economy Sends Mixed Signals

Jobless claims just hit a several-month high, rising by 18,000 according to the Labor Department.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 05: Pedestrians walk past a bus shelter at Pennsylvania Avenue and 22nd Street NW where an electronic billboard and a poster display the current U.S. National debt per person and as a nation at 32 Trillion dollars on July 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation)

Mixed Economic Signals: Shrinking GDP, Inflation Cooling, Soaring Debt, and Trump’s Optimism for Future Growth

The latest GDP numbers show the economy shrank by 0.3% last quarter, raising concerns about whether this is a retreat or a reset.

100 Days In: Economic Momentum Meets Market Jitters

The White House is marking President Trump’s first 100 days by touting economic momentum—cooling inflation, cheaper gas and eggs, trillions in new private investment, and strong private sector job growth.

TOPSHOT - TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Moises Avila Roldan Miners Rigoberto Oliveros, Luis Moya and Emilio Tapia crush rocks before putting them into filters for the extraction of the mineral, at the San Javier mine in Copiapo, in the Atacama desert 800 km north of Santiago, on August 27, 2010. AFP PHOTO/ARIEL MARINKOVIC (Photo by ARIEL MARINKOVIC / AFP) (Photo by ARIEL MARINKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

How a U.S. Minerals Deal In Africa Could Protect America’s Future — And Challenge China

It’s a story we first brought you here on OAN. America may have just beaten China to the punch in the global minerals race.

Consumer Confidence Drops, But Apple to Shift Production to India and China Tariff Cuts Amid Trade Tensions

Consumer confidence dropped in April, reaching its lowest point since the summer of ‘Biden-flation’ in 2022, reflecting Americans’ growing unease with the economy.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 02: Stock market numbers are displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on June 02, 2023 in New York City. Markets closed on a high note amid the passage of the a debt ceiling bill that will avert a government shutdown and the release of a positive Department of Labor jobs report from May that exceeded forecasters' expectations with the U.S. economy adding 339,000 jobs and the unemployment rate jumping to 3.7% from 3.4%. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Job Market Holds Strong, Markets Rally, But Trump’s Economic Approval Takes a Hit – Is It Media-Driven Fear?

Jobless claims just dropped—proof the labor market is still holding the line. Yes, 222,000 Americans filed for unemployment last week, a slight uptick that matched expectations. But the four-week average actually ticked down, and continuing claims fell by 37,000. Translation? People are still getting hired, and the labor market isn’t cracking—yet.