Data centers require massive volumes of water to operate, and the growing use of artificial intelligence means more of these centers are popping up in water-abundant regions such as the Great Lakes.

New test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation's Report Card, show eighth-graders' science scores have fallen 4 points since 2019 and ...

The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress — a nationwide test administered in 2024 — underscores what President Donald J. Trump has been saying all along: on education, we can, and must, ...

President Trump fired the head of the BLS, claiming manipulated jobs numbers after a report of slowed hiring. While revisions were more dramatic than usual, these numbers are always revised. WSJ ...

U.S. stocks ended modestly lower Friday after a weak jobs report cemented the case for a Federal Reserve rate cut at the central bank's policy meeting ending Sept. 17. Bond yields declined sharply.

Stock Market on Sept. 5, 2025: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq end lower after U.S. jobs report came in weaker than expected; bond yields tumble, dollar drops Stocks close lower Friday after a soft U.S. jobs ...

The U.S. economy added 22,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in August, according to the first federal jobs report released since President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of ...

The August jobs report came in weaker than expected, signaling a massive slowdown in the labor market. This is good news for those who want the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, with a ...

U.S. hiring slowed further in August as President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade, immigration and federal layoff policies took a widening toll on a rapidly softening labor market. Employers added a ...

Employers added only 22,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.3 percent. Revised data also showed that employment fell by 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss since ...

NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 posted a closing record high on Thursday as labor market data did not change expectations for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, a day ahead of the ...