November 22, 2024
US added 254,000 jobs in September, far more than expected: Yahoo Finance #NewsUnitedStates

US added 254,000 jobs in September, far more than expected: Yahoo Finance #NewsUnitedStates

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The highly-anticipated employment report for September showed the US added 254,000 jobs in the month. Economists expectations were for 150,000 jobs were added, based on estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The unemployment rate ticked lower to 4.1% The report calls into question what comes next from the Federal Reserve as its focus shifts from fighting inflation to keeping employment strong. We’ll get one perspective from Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, who will join Catalysts at 10 a.m. ET. Some of the top trending tickers on Yahoo Finance include Palantir (PLTR), Spirit Airlines (SAVE), and Amazon (AMZN).

Key guests include:
9:20 a.m. ET – Julie Su, Acting Labor Secretary
10:00 a.m. ET – Brett Keller, Priceline CEO
10:20 a.m. ET – Bill Newlands, Constellation Brands CEO
10:30 a.m. ET – Austan Goolsbee, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President
11:00 a.m. ET – Eric Dunn, Quicken CEO