UNEMPLOYMENT

Economic data including GDP, jobless claims and home sales data are coming up while the debt ceiling question continues to dent sentiment.

The highest percentage of Americans since 2008 say now is a good time to find a quality job, but that's not how the working poor see things.

What’s more, the U.S. central bank’s purchases of bonds will probably come to an end in mid-2014, they say.

However, despite just emerging from recession, analysts do not expect explosive economic growth in the near future.

Stocks may rally for a second day Thursday, as investors continue to cheer the Fed’s decision to postpone decreasing stimulus.

But, the ECB's Mario Draghi said the 'risk of an extreme event' had reduced and that capital flows had resumed to non-core economies.

Second-quarter employment data showed that job cuts are slowing, but an upturn in the labor market is still distant.

"The new rich -- and the rest of the world -- are fascinated by the protocol that comes with these specific British traditions."

However, the U.S. government said the surprising claims drop is linked to computer-related delays.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said that the bank could raise interest rates if the unemployment rate drops below 7 percent.

Expect a big upward revision in Japan’s Q2 GDP, more evidence of growth in China and stagflation signs in India.

Jonathan Corpina, senior managing partner with Meridian, discusses the labor force participation rate's inverse effect on unemployment.

Investors await crucial jobs data that could influence the Fed's call on its bond-buying program while Syria hangs in the balance.

A host of economic data and progress on the international debate about a strike against Syria could affect markets.

As summer begins to fade, the U.S. economy stands at something of a crossroads. Will rising risks change the Fed's thinking?

The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in Austria and Germany, while jobs continued to be scarce in Greece and Spain.

Amid signs of a strengthening U.S. economy, investors have one eye on the Fed, and the other on Syria.

Investors will evaluate U.S. Q2 GDP and jobless claims data, as the threat of an immediate military strike on Syria recedes.

Poles are now Ireland's largest foreign ethnic group.

While the U.S. economy has seen considerable growth in both very low-paying jobs and very high-paying jobs, it’s the jobs in the middle of the pay spectrum that are missing.

Chancellor Merkel is looking forward to a sweet September and a great Oktoberfest: Germany's economy grew 0.9% in 2013; the U.K.'s, 1.5%.