The Latest Breaking News from Labor Department

The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) turned negative premarket Thursday after the Labor Department reported an 8.2% year-over-year increase in the consumer price index for September, a potential sign that

The U.S. index futures are pointing to a higher opening on Wall Street, reflecting traders’ hopes that the consumer price inflation data may prove benign.

Futures pared gains as the 10-year Treasury yield in flux with big inflation reports due. The S&P 500 is at bear market lows.

The U.S. Department of Labor has published a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees.

Uber stock, as well as Lyft and DoorDash, dropped on a Labor Department proposal that could reclassify millions of gig workers.

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower Friday after the Labor Department reported strong U.S. jobs market numbers from September.

A new jobs report showed a modest slowdown in hiring last month that was not enough to soothe Wall Street's worries about inflation and the Fed. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.5%

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell Thursday after weekly jobless claims. The pivotal September payroll report is due out Friday morning.

Friday's jobs report may be surprisingly weak, as technical factors exaggerating recent gains reverse. That could assuage the Fed and lift the S&P 500.

WASHINGTON — A new bill from top Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee aims to open workplace retirement plans to a bigger range of investments, making it easier for 401(k) plans to diversify with holdings in private equity, hedge funds, real estate, cryptocurrencies and other alternative assets.