JOBS

Analysts expected private employers to create 158,000 jobs last month. They got 75 percent of that forecast.

The unexpectedly weak March jobs report hammered the markets, but economists cautioned against overreacting.

The total number of new jobs was less than expected, and the U.S. workforce participation rate dropped to its lowest level since 1979.

The private sector added only 158,000 jobs in March, ADP announced Wednesday – lower than the 205,000 consensus estimate.

The United States has gained 387,000 managers but lost almost 2 million clerical jobs since 2007, as technology squeezes out middle-class jobs.

Business networking site LinkedIn was down on Wednesday morning, with the company telling its users to "sit tight" as its team needed to "clean things up."

Taco Bell’s wildly popular Doritos Locos taco helped the fast-food chain company create 15,000 jobs this year.

U.S. factory workers clocked more production hours in February than they have in years.

There was a gain in manufacturing jobs last month, but Washington's partisan feud could hurt the sector's momentum.

The gain in 236,000 jobs was well above estimates and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent.

Nouriel Roubini, the bearish economist who predicted the subprime-mortgage mess, says U.S. growth will be dampened due to past errors.

Recent growth in manufacturing is at risk now as sequestration laws go into effect.

Thomas Cook is slashing its payroll amid increasing use of internet booking sites by travelers.

Although 4Q GDP was revised higher, the economy must grow at a much stronger rate to lower the U.S.' high unemployment rate.

Hewlett-Packard Co. reported first-quarter earnings that blew past estimates despite slumps in sales of PCs and services as a result of CEO Meg Whitman’s massive cuts.

The sequester kicked in at midnight, and the cuts will affect everything from defense to education.

Danone said it will cut around 900 jobs in Europe over the next two years as a result of falling demand in the region.

Obama challenged the GOP to put middle-class interests before loopholes. But Mitch McConnell is not interested in last-minute negotiations.

Obama challenged Republicans on several fronts by outlining his vision for America in his 2013 State of the Union address.

While jobs and economy will remain Obama's primary focus during the State of the Union Address, there are other things on his wish list.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said management was receptive to new ways to tap its huge cash pile, won’t make unwise acquisitions and said market share prospects for 2013 were solid.