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WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth slowed more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter amid downgrades to business investment, including inventory accumulation, but corporate ...

Companies added 63,000 workers in February, an improvement from the downwardly revised 11,000 in January and better than the consensus estimate for 48,000. Most of the hiring came in just two sectors: ...

The U.S. economy opened 2026 on better footing, with the latest jobs report showing employers added 130,000 jobs in January. But the data also had revised figures that paint an even weaker picture of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

U.S. firms hired nearly a million fewer workers in the 12-month period ending in March than previously estimated, according to a report released Sept. 9 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS’ ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

Interview with Jason Schwartz on changes to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and approaches to sustaining U.S. vaccination efforts. 8m 36s Download On May 27, 2025, U.S. Secretary of ...