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The consumer price index is expected to show only a modest increase for July.

Nonfarm payrolls in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in July, but so did the unemployment rate, leaving investors with mixed signals.

Nonfarm payrolls were projected to increase by 83,000 in July while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

Nonfarm payrolls are expected to post a gain of just 83,000 with an unchanged unemployment rate at 4.2%.

Hiring at private companies slowed considerably in July, with most of the job growth coming health care.

Severe drought is disrupting energy and freight across Europe as low Rhine and Danube levels raise risks for supply chains and economic growth.

The commentary pointed to a highly volatile environment in which purchasing managers were struggling to stay ahead ...

Trimmed mean measures are painting a different picture than the headline numbers.

The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index fell to 49.2 in July from 50.3 in June, National Bureau of Statistics data showed Friday.

U.S. economy slowed to 1.5% growth rate in Q2; June core inflation at 3.3%