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Fewer Americans file for jobless claims last week, signaling a still-healthy US labor market

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, indicating a still-healthy U.S. labor market. U.S. jobless claims filings fell by 2,000 to 220,000 for the week ending March 8, the Labor Department said Thursday. It’s not clear when job cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency will show up in the weekly layoffs report, though some analysts expect them to surface in data in the coming weeks.

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Canadian Auto Parts Stocks Thrown Into a Tailspin by Tariff Woes

(Bloomberg) -- Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Hospitals at Risk of ClosureCanada’s biggest auto parts names are buckling under the weight of US President Donald Trum

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Perma-Fix (NASDAQ:PESI) Misses Q4 Revenue Estimates

Environmental waste treatment and services provider Perma-Fix (NASDAQ:PESI) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales falling 35.3% year on year to $14.7 million. Its GAAP loss of $0.22 per share was 83.3% below analysts’ consensus estimates.

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Morning Bid: Markets now eye government shutdown after trade row

From one crunch to another, markets are finding it hard to catch a break as we go from tit-for-tat trade wars one day to U.S. government shutdown fears the next. Today I'll take a look at how all of the U.S. policy uncertainty and diplomatic upheavals have sparked a conversation in global investment circles about trust and transparency in U.S. governance and how eroding that could undermine the U.S. position as the world's dominant investment destination. Today's Market Minute * President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to escalatea global trade war with further tariffs on European Union goods,as major U.S. trading partners said they would retaliate fortrade barriers already erected by the U.S. president.

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