Labor contractions can feel like intense cramps or pressure. Braxton-Hicks contractions do not follow a pattern and may stop with activity. Early labor contractions become more regular and stronger ...

After reporting expansion following 16 months of contraction in March, the April Purchasing Manager’s Index of 49.2% indicates that manufacturing economic activity has dropped back into contraction.

“This year’s survey results depict a lateral hiring market that is finding stability after several years of dramatic market swings since the onset of the pandemic,” the report from NALP reads, with ...