The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.

Friday’s report provided evidence of slowing expansion. The 143,000 jobs added would be the weakest January total since 2016.

But first a bit of background: The numbers in Friday’s jobs report most likely will change in the months (and years) to come.

When the Labor Department releases January employment numbers, they’re likely to show decent, but unspectacular, job growth ...

The Dow was on pace for a 0.4% weekly gain, while the S&P 500 was up 0.5% so far and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.7% higher ...

The total number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for the week of January 25 climbed to 1.89 million.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with a gain of 317.24 points, or 0.7%, at 44,873.28, led by gains for Amgen, Goldman Sachs, Sherwin-Williams and Nvidia. The S&P 500 ended 23.60 points higher ...

Estee Lauder may trim more than 11% of its workforce after the global beauty cosmetics maker lost money in its most recent ...

Even if tariffs ultimately aren’t imposed, the uncertainty and volatility caused by the threat of tariffs could prove costly.