Paul Wiseman

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  • Workers check Kobe beefFinance

    Even runaway inflation can’t keep the U.S. economy down as GDP is expected to return to growth after 6 months of shrinkage

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Small retailers shop for dry fruits in a wholesale market, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. A record drop in the rupee — on top of higher raw material and shipping costs – has made the nuts much costlier for Indian consumers. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

    How the surging U.S. dollar is making it almost impossible to afford anything in countries around the world

    By Paul Wiseman, Kelvin Chan, and others
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Pierre-Olivier GourinchasFinance

    ‘The worst is yet to come’: IMF slashes global growth forecast, and says the U.S. will take a hit — but Europe will be even worse

    By Paul Wiseman, Fatima Hussein, and others
  • A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed on a shopfrontFinance

    U.S. jobs growth slows and unemployment fell even further

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A sign advertises for help The Goldenrod, a popular restaurant and candy shop, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in York Beach, Maine. The number of available jobs in the U.S. plummeted in August 2022 compared with July as businesses grow less desperate for workers, a trend that could cool chronically high inflation. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)Finance

    U.S. job market may be cooling off. Here’s why that may be good news

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Commuters exit a subway station in the Queens borough of New YorkFinance

    ‘Cracks beginning to show’: Wells Fargo senior economist is spotting signs of weakness ahead of July’s U.S. jobs report

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Euro and U.S. dollarFinance

    With the U.S. dollar nearly equal to the euro for the first time in 20 years, the impact is already being felt by Americans

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Wallace Reid purchases fuel for the vehicle he drives to make a living using ride-share apps, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)Personal Finance

    Greedflation: Is price-gouging helping fuel high inflation? ‘There are much more plausible candidates for what’s going on’

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Summer jobs are plentiful.Finance

    Red-hot summer job market awaits teens as employers struggle with staff shortages

    By Paul Wiseman, Mae Anderson, and others
  • A hiring sign on a business.Finance

    U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Gasoline prices displayed at gas station in Washington DCFinance

    U.S. inflation surges to its highest one-year price hike in over 40 years

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Women walk past by a “Now Hiring” sign outside a store on August 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)Careers

    March’s jobs report from the Labor Department signals economic growth despite surging inflation

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • unemployment claims fall to 267,000Finance

    Unemployment claims fall for the sixth straight week to 267,000

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • FILE – In this Sept. 22, 2021, file photo, prospective employers and job seekers interact during a job fair in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. California has been averaging more than 100,000 new jobs each month since February. New data released Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows California is now tied with Nevada for the highest unemployment rate in the country at 7.5%. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Finance

    Unemployment claims fall to a new pandemic low of 269,000

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • A “Now Hiring” sign outside a shoe store in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Consumers are facing dire warnings to get their holiday shopping done early this year, especially if they’re planning to do it online. Bottlenecks in the global supply chain are posing a new challenge to the e-commerce industry, and out-of-stock items represent a growing concern. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/BloombergFinance

    Unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low 281,000

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press