Economy

Employers added 175,000 jobs in April, a milder pace than in the winter months, though layoffs have remained low and most sectors appear stable.

Fed officials are watching labor trends as they contemplate when to cut rates. But different measures are telling different stories.

North Carolina’s Triad was built on tobacco, textiles and furniture. Now it’s trying to forge a new economy from more highly skilled manufacturing.

Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, said that the central bank needed “greater confidence” that inflation was coming down before it decided to cut interest rates, which are at a two-decade high.

March data showed a cooling labor market, but layoffs remain low. The overall trend is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve policymakers.

Economists are wondering whether political developments could play into both the Fed’s near-term decisions and its long-term independence.

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for a sixth straight meeting and suggested that rates would stay high for longer.

White House officials have barnstormed Wisconsin to make the connection between big changes and their signature laws.

Ben Houchen, a regional mayor in the north of England, faces a close re-election race, partly thanks to the broader troubles of Britain’s Conservative Party.

The Better Goods store brand will carry plant-based, gluten-free and higher-end food and could help the retailer attract more affluent shoppers.

High rates usually pull down asset prices and hurt the housing market. Those channels are muted now, possibly making policy slower to work.

Economists are divided over whether the growing amount of federal borrowing is fueling demand and driving up prices.

Stubborn inflation has led traders to forecast far fewer rate cuts by the Federal Reserve than just a few months ago.

Gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year.

Places that are not usual sites for the league’s marquee game are jumping at the chance to be the host of its three-day draft.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.

Tensions over economic ties are running high, threatening to disrupt a fragile cooperation between the U.S. and China.

Firms like Experian and TransUnion say it is time for “buy now, pay later” loans to appear on consumer credit reports. The lenders aren’t ready to sign on.

Some experts say the outcome at a plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., may be organized labor’s most significant advance in decades. But the road could get rockier.

The measure from a member of the Bloc Québécois would ban changes to the supply management system for dairy, poultry and eggs.

The Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga is set to become the first unionized auto factory in the South not owned by one of Detroit’s Big Three.

Manish Lachwani, who founded the software start-up HeadSpin, is the latest tech entrepreneur to face time in prison in recent years.

The president is increasingly hitting back with tariffs and other measures meant to restrict imports, raising tensions with Beijing.

To lure visitors, residents of Yoshida, famed for its high-quality steel, are inviting tourists to help produce it.

Speaking to the United Steelworkers union in Pittsburgh, the president urged major increases to some tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China.

The United Automobile Workers hopes contract gains at the Big Three carmakers will provide momentum in a broad effort to organize nonunion plants.

More countries are embracing measures meant to encourage their own security and independence, a trend that some say could slow global growth.

Frustrated by higher prices, many Pennsylvanians with fresh pay raises and solid finances report a sense of insecurity lingering from the pandemic.

The path to a “soft landing” doesn’t seem as smooth as it did four months ago. But the expectations of a year ago have been surpassed.

Economists had been expecting the Federal Reserve to cut rates sharply this year. But stubborn inflation and strong growth may change the narrative.

A wave of rapid immigration is taxing local resources around the country and drawing political ire. But it might leave America’s economy better off.

Stubborn inflation and strong growth could keep the Federal Reserve wary about interest rate cuts, eager to avoid adding vim to the economy.

There is a growing view that the U.S. business cycle has changed (for better) in a more diversified economy. To some, that sounds like tempting fate.

Investors went into 2024 expecting the Federal Reserve to cut rates sharply. Stubborn inflation and quick growth call that into question.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to build an additional factory and upgrade another planned facility in Phoenix with the federal grants.

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen was warmly received in China, but it was evident that the level of trust between the two sides does not run deep.

Despite his populist promises, many bigwigs are keeping the faith that it couldn’t really happen here.

The Wendy’s debacle is a warning shot for brands: If you want to play with prices, make sure to communicate why and whom it could help.

Beijing’s economic policies threaten American workers, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told Vice Premier He Lifeng in the southern city of Guangzhou.

The United Automobile Workers union is mounting its most ambitious effort to gain an industry foothold beyond Detroit’s Big Three.

A government economist had regular contact with “super users” in finance, records show, at a time when such information keenly interests investors.

The March data increased confidence among economists and investors that robust hiring and rising wages can continue to coexist while inflation eases.

After nine years in the role, she has decided not to seek re-election in May. Her departure comes amid significant turnover in the theater industry.

As forests succumb to ever-fiercer wildfires, the federal government and some adventurous private companies are trying to resuscitate an industry.

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said officials can take their time cutting rates. He also underscored the Fed’s independence as election season heats up.

Economies focused on exports have lifted millions out of poverty, but epochal changes in trade, supply chains and technology are making it a lot harder.

Economists doubt that artificial intelligence is already visible in productivity data. Big companies, however, talk often about adopting it to improve efficiency.

Brands, developers and even city officials are embracing the global appeal of street art, but the boom comes with questions about preserving a neighborhood’s cultural cachet.

Jerome Powell said that strong economic growth gives Federal Reserve officials room to be patient, and he emphasized the institution’s political independence.

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge climbed 2.5 percent in the year through February, in line with economists’ expectations.