The US legal sector reached another record employment high ​in September, even as ‌job growth across the broader economy slowed more than expected last month, ​according to new figures ​released Friday by the US Department ⁠of Labor.

Unemployment rose slightly to 4.2% in September as American employers paused hiring.

US job growth likely slowed in September and the unemployment rate is forecast to have been 4.1% for a third straight month, suggesting the labor market remained stable heading into the fourth quarter.

Economists expect employers to have added 84,000 jobs last month, well below the 162,000 increase recorded in August.

Some of the pressure that’s ballooned in the bond market is easing on Wednesday after a report said inflation across the United States wasn’t as bad last month as economists expected.The better-than-expected data helped shorter-term Treasury yields slow their pressure-cranking jumps,

The U.S. stock market is recovering its losses for September and on track to finish the month with a small gain after an encouraging report said inflation wasn’t as bad

Wall Street's main indexes gained on Wednesday, as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading buoyed hopes that the Fed might not hike rates.

US Supreme Court sides with Tennessee to allow its first execution of a woman in 200 years The US Supreme ​Court reversed a lower-court order and ​ruled on Wednesday that Tennessee could proceed with ⁠its first execution of a woman in ​200 years,