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March US Jobs Report: Hiring Rebounds With a Strong 178,000 Rise in Payrolls

Economists say the jobs data reflects a resilient economy heading into the Iran war.

Lauren Solberg Apr 3, 2026

January PCE Report: PCE Inflation Index Up 2.8%, Softer Than Expected

The PCE Price Index increased 0.28% in January.

Bella Albrecht Mar 13, 2026

February CPI Report Shows Inflation Was Steady at 2.4% Before Iran War

Core CPI came in at 2.5%.

Lauren Solberg Mar 11, 2026

February US Jobs Report: 92,000 Fall In Payrolls Far Worse Than Expected

The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%.

Lauren Solberg Mar 6, 2026

January CPI Report Shows Inflation Slowed More Than Expected at 2.4%

Core CPI rose at a 2.5% annual rate.

Lauren Solberg Feb 13, 2026

January US Jobs Report: 130,000 Rise In Payrolls Beats Forecasts

The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%.

Lauren Solberg Feb 11, 2026

December CPI Inflation Comes in as Forecast at a 2.7% Annual Rate

Core CPI at a 2.6% annual rate.

Lauren Solberg Jan 13, 2026

December US Jobs Report: Expected Slowdown Materializes With 50,000 Rise in Payrolls

The unemployment rate fell to 4.4%.

Lauren Solberg Jan 9, 2026

November US Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Rises to 4.6%

US added 64,000 jobs in November after a 105,000 decline in October.

Lauren Solberg Dec 16, 2025

September PCE Report: Index Up 2.8%, in Line with Expectations

The PCE Price Index increased 0.27% in September.

Bella Albrecht Dec 5, 2025

September US Jobs Report: 119,000 Rise in Payrolls, Above Expectations

Unemployment rate rose to 4.4%.

Lauren Solberg Nov 20, 2025

How the Largest ETFs Performed

Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund led stock ETF returns in January while Vanguard Growth Index Fund lagged.

Bella Albrecht Nov 5, 2025

How the Largest US ETFs Performed

Invesco QQQ Trust led stock ETF returns in October while Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund lagged.

Bella Albrecht Nov 4, 2025

August US Jobs Report: 22,000 Rise in Payrolls, Well Below Expectations

Unemployment rate rose to 4.3%.

Lauren Solberg Sep 5, 2025

July US Jobs Report: 73,000 Rise in Payrolls, Weaker Than Expected

Prior-month job gains were revised down significantly; unemployment rate rose to 4.2%.

Lauren Solberg Aug 1, 2025

June US Jobs Report: 147,000 Rise in Payrolls, Stronger Than Expected

Unemployment rate little-changed at 4.1%.

Lauren Solberg Jul 3, 2025

May US Jobs Report: 139,000 Rise in Payrolls, Above Expectations

Unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.

Lauren Solberg Jun 6, 2025

How the Largest ETFs Performed in May

Invesco QQQ Trust led stock ETF returns, while Vanguard Value Index Fund lagged.

Bella Albrecht Jun 4, 2025

January US CPI Report Shows Inflation at a 3.0% Annual Rate

Core CPI was at a 3.3% annual rate, above forecasts.

Lauren Solberg Feb 12, 2025

Top-Performing Stock ETFs of 2024

Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF and American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF were among the best-performing ETFs in 2024.

Bella Albrecht Jan 7, 2025

Worst-Performing Stock ETFs of 2024

Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF and Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF were among the worst-performing ETFs in 2024.

Bella Albrecht Jan 7, 2025

10 Top-Performing Dividend Stocks of 2024

IBM and Altria are among the year’s high-yielding winners.

Bella Albrecht Jan 3, 2025

Worst-Performing Stock ETFs of the Month

MarketDesk Focused US Dividend ETF and Capital Group Dividend Value ETF were among the worst-performing ETFs in November 2024.

Bella Albrecht Dec 4, 2024

Top-Performing Stock ETFs for the Month

ARK Innovation ETF and ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF were among the best-performing ETFs in November 2024.

Bella Albrecht Dec 4, 2024

10 Top-Performing Dividend Stocks of November 2024

Oneok and Kinder Morgan are among the month’s high-yielding winners.

Bella Albrecht Dec 3, 2024

Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks of November 2024

Palantir and AppLovin rank among the best stocks for the month, while the worst include Monolithic Power and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Bella Albrecht Dec 2, 2024

10 Top-Performing Dividend Stocks of October 2024

Philip Morris International and Kinder Morgan are among the month’s high-yielding winners.

Bella Albrecht Nov 4, 2024

Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks of October 2024

AppLovin and MicroStrategy rank among the best stocks for the month, while the worst include Estée Lauder and Super Micro Computer.

Bella Albrecht Nov 1, 2024

July US Jobs Report: 114,000 Rise in Payrolls, Weaker Than Expected

Unemployment rate increased to 4.3%.

Lauren Solberg Aug 2, 2024

Markets Brief: 5 Ways Nvidia Stock Is Living Up to the AI Hype

The chipmaker’s stock price is already up 60% this year. Can it keep climbing?

Sarah Hansen Feb 23, 2024

Lauren Solberg is an editorial manager for Morningstar.

As a data journalist, she covered market trends and economics for Morningstar.com. Before joining in 2020, Solberg helped build a music education startup. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics and Spanish from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.