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Companies, consumers, policymakers and investors across the US are “flying blind” at a crucial time for the world’s largest economy, a former top official has warned, after Friday’s closely-watched jobs report was not published as a result of the federal government shutdown. The data for the release have already been collected, according to two former heads of the Bureau of …

The Labor Department’s monthly report on hiring and unemployment was delayed Friday by the government shutdown. That leaves businesses and policy-makers guessing about the strength of the labor market. Mario Tama/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images North America For economists who follow the job market, the first Friday of the month is usually like Christmas …

Hiring data suggests an unusual economic dynamic at play  Axios There’s no jobs report today. So here’s what we know about the US labor market  CNN Private payrolls declined in September by 32,000 in key ADP report coming amid shutdown data blackout  CNBC US Job Growth Is Slowing Even Without Government Data to Show It  Bloomberg.com With the US government dark, alternate sources show …

Welcome back to The Prompt. Stanford PhDs Fan-Yun Sun and Sharon Lee cofounded AI research company Moonlake AI to help people “vibe code virtual worlds.” Moonlake AI Artificial intelligence is facing an existential crisis. Powerful AI models are gated by the quality of data they’re trained on. But even after scraping the internet for all its public data, paying some …

Employers across the U.S. cut nearly 950,000 jobs this year through September, the largest number of layoffs since 2020, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Job cuts could surpass more than 1 million in 2025, the group forecast. The layoffs this year, although elevated, remain well below the massive workforce reductions in 2020, when the pandemic shuttered businesses across …

GIP Nears $40 Billion Deal to Buy Aligned Data Centers in Bet on AI  Bloomberg.com BlackRock-Owned GIP in Talks to Buy Data Center Firm for $40 Billion  The Information MGX weighs investing in US date centres company  Arabian Gulf Business Insight | AGBI GIP nears deal to buy Aligned Data Centers for about $40 billion – Bloomberg News  MarketScreener Global Infrastructure Partners Eyes Major …

Reanalyzing old data with our modern understanding seems to be in vogue lately. However, the implications of that reanalysis for some topics are more impactful than others. One of the most hotly debated topics of late in the astrobiological community has been whether or not life can exist on Venus – specifically in its cloud layers, some of which have …

Job fair signage as job seekers arrive at the Appalachian State University internship and job fair in Boone, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images Unemployment changed little in September, while layoff and hiring rates both slowed, according to separate labor market reports Thursday. The jobless level barely moved at 4.34%, according …

S&P scales new record high after the opening bell as data shows slide in job cuts (DJI:)  Seeking Alpha S&P 500, Nasdaq hit intraday record highs as rate-cut hopes trump shutdown jitters  Reuters Stock Market Today: Stocks pull back after S&P 500, Nasdaq touch fresh record highs; 4-day win streak in jeopardy  MarketWatch Stock Market News: Nasdaq Rises to New Record High  Barron’s S&P …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy. The absence will be felt almost immediately, as the government’s monthly jobs report scheduled for release Friday will likely be delayed. A weekly report on the …