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The Latest Breaking News from ADP

Sluggish jobs growth and unemployment hovering around four-year high, latest government jobs report reveals

Tariffs, an aging workforce, a decline in immigration, and the rise of artificial intelligence may be contributing to employment struggles, according to experts

The Independent UK

For jobless Gen Z, production and healthcare sectors are the place to be says ADP's top economist, as blue-collar hiring outstrips office jobs

ADP's jobs report delivered a sucker-punch to Gen Z grads this week: While hiring is up across private payrolls according to December data, it was offset by a significant drop in professional and business services.

Fortune

What You Need to Know Ahead of Automatic Data Processing’s Earnings Release

Automatic Data Processing is poised to deliver its second-quarter earnings later this month, and Wall Street anticipates a solid high-single-digit growth in profits.

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Stocks Settle Mostly Lower as Early Rally Fades

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -0.34%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.06%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) fell -0.36%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Top economist says latest jobs data shows a 'gut-wrenching’ labor market for the middle class

“We’re growing, but we can’t generate jobs,” KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk told Fortune. “Never seen anything like it.”

Fortune

Stocks Hover Near Record Highs on Mixed US Economic News

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.34%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are up +0.10%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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While worker bonuses decrease, pay transparency is on the rise in 2026

Less than 40% of employees received a bonus last year, down from 44% in 2021, according to new data from ADP.

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CES 2026, Sector Rotation and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter 2026's first full trading week with an extraordinary convergence of events including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas where Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su will deliver keynote speeches that could significantly influence AI infrastructure investment narratives

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Enough red flags are emerging in U.S. data to justify ‘insurance’ rate cuts next year, says UBS

“There are probably enough concerns about the health of the labor market to justify an insurance rate cut by the Federal Reserve next year,” UBS’s Paul Donovan said.

Fortune

‘We have not seen this rosy picture,’ says ADP’s chief economist, who warns real economy will look pretty different from Wall Street’s bullish outlook

“We’re tracking changes in real time—it’s as high-frequency as payroll data [can] get, and we have not seen this rosy picture for 2026 in the data,” ADP’s Nela Richardson says.

Fortune

‘Fodder for a recession’: Top economist Mark Zandi warns about so many Americans ‘already living on the financial edge’ in a K-shaped economy

The latest JOLTS report shows hiring stuck at 3.2% and quits falling again as the Fed prepares to cut rates.

Fortune

The 'forever layoffs' era hits a recession trigger as corporates sack 1.1 million workers through November

That’s the most since 2020—but then you have to go back to 2009 to find when companies let so many workers go.

Fortune

Where Labor Data Goes, FED Should Shortly Follow

If the Federal Reserve needed any encouragement toward easing, the latest ADP numbers are pushing in that direction. Instead of modest job gains, private employers shed 32,000 positions in November, with pay growth cooling to 4.4% year over year.

Benzinga

The weak-but-not-disastrous November jobs picture

ADP reported that private-sector employment fell by 32,000 jobs in November.

Axios

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For Wall Street, pandemic-level bad news for jobs is good news for stocks—it pushes the Fed further into cutting territory

Fed rate-cut odds surge toward 90% as weak labor data, ADP losses, and Challenger layoffs fuel Wall Street hopes for a December move despite a divided FOMC.

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Things to Think About Thursday

Most of the talk early Thursday morning has to do with the US labor market following Wednesday's weak ADP number for November.

Axios

Main Street bust threatens the entire economy

The economic fortunes of mom-and-pop businesses are diverging from their larger counterparts.

Benzinga

Salesforce, Snowflake, UiPath, iRobot, And Netflix: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today

U.S. private employers unexpectedly cut 32,000 jobs in November, reversing October's gains and signaling renewed labor-market weakness. ADP's data showed broad declines led by small businesses and major sectors like manufacturing and professional services, while pay growth continued to slow. The softer report boosted market expectations for another Fed rate…

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Stocks Climb on Fed Rate Cut Optimism

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up by +0.30%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.86%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.20%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +0.33%, and December...

Kiplinger

UNH Sparks a 408-Point Surge for the Dow: Stock Market Today

The best available data right now confirm both a slowing employment market and a December rate cut, a tension reflected at the equity index level.

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Dollar Declines on Soft US Labor Market News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.50% and posted a 5-week low. The dollar was undercut by Wednesday’s weak Nov ADP report, which was dovish for Fed policy and cemented expectations for a Fed rate cut at next week’s FOMC meeting. The dollar failed to find support...

Evening Standard

Buoyant miners fail to fire lacklustre FTSE 100

Miners led the way in London on rising metals prices, with copper showing particular strength.

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Stocks Recover on Fed Rate Cut Expectations

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.18%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.06%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are up +0.16%, and December...

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Dollar Retreats on US Labor Market Weakness

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.38% at a 5-week low. The dollar was undercut by today’s weak Nov ADP report, which was dovish for Fed policy. The dollar recovered from its worst level today after the Nov ISM services index unexpectedly rose to a 9-month high....

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Stocks Pressured by Labor Market Weakness and AI-Demand Concerns

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down by -0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.49%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -0.17%, and December...

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