The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 231,000 in the week ended August 24, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated new ...

K to 247K vs. 236K consensus and 239K prior (revised from 240K), according to data released by the Department of Labor on ...

Subsidizing fossil gas, especially long-term contracts for liquefied natural gas (LNG), undermines Germany’s energy ...