Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell for the third time in four weeks and remain near the lowest level in 48 years.

U.S. job openings rebounded to the highest on record in January, reflecting a solid job market at the start of the year, Labor Department data showed Friday.

Different threats from major shifts in two industries are pushing Walmart Inc. and health insurer Humana Inc. toward the same solution.

Three years after McDonald’s Corp. made a splash by saying it would pay all workers at corporate-owned stores in the U.S. at least $1 an hour above the local minimum wage, some workers say the fast-food giant hasn’t kept pace with the times.

Employers employed more workers than forecast to U.S. payrolls in March, signaling the job market remains robust.

Filings for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week amid holidays that may have played a role in the increase.

U.S. hiring cooled in March following a strong February while wages picked up.

While hiring slowed in March, most data indicate the market remains in generally good shape.

A vast majority of men don’t take more than a week off, and they’re less likely to take time for a second child.

The coffee chain plans to shut its more than 8,000 company-owned stores during the afternoon of May 29.