Stocks close up; roughly 30,000 auto workers now on strike; Harvard economist wins Nobel prize for economics; bank earnings due later this week.

Oil and natural gas prices rose amid uncertainty; Harvard labor historian Claudia Goldin wins Nobel economics prize; UAW strikes expand to Mack Trucks; World bankers meet to discuss economic resiliency from natural disasters

Stocks rise; leisure and hospitality sector leads job gains; report could be a sign that the Fed will raise rates again; consumer credit falls.

The increase was higher than analysts expected; average wages grew at an annual pace of 4.2%; investors bet that strong labor market will lead to another rate increase; gasoline prices are headed lower.

Stocks close down; Fed policy pushes bond yields higher; higher yields could bring down the cost of imported goods; unemployment claims rise.

Initial applications for jobless benefits totaled 207,000 last week; U.S. trade deficit shrinks 9.9%; labor talks at standstill between Kaiser Permanente, unions; U.S. regulators probing safety of ARC airbag inflators.

Stocks rise; ADP report points to weaker job market; services sector expands; factory orders rise.

Private employers added 89,000 jobs; Kaiser Permanente workers start 3-day strike; Netflix to raise prices after actors strike concludes, WSJ reports; Uber enters package delivery business.

Stocks close lower; job openings trending lower over the last year; logistics sector expands; business inventories lower than last year.

Job openings surged to 9.6 million; Hollywood actors, studios begin negotiating again; Kaiser Permanente workers poised to strike; Birkenstock plans IPO.