Jobs Data Come as the Fed Stares Down a Complex Moment
Growth has been resilient, but inflation is cooling. The combination makes it hard to guess how much policymakers…
November 2024
Why Businesses Worry About R.F.K. Jr.
The Kennedy scion has long been a skeptic of vaccines, pesticides and more. Corporate leaders worry he may…
Live Updates: Jobs in Focus in Last Key Report Before Election
Economists expect that employers added 110,000 jobs in October, a slowdown that would partly reflect hurricane disruptions and…
Why There’s Hope for U.S. Factory Towns Laid Low by the ‘China Shock’
Communities that suffered the worst of plant closings in recent decades are now gaining an outsize share of…
Election Uncertainty Looms Over Hiring
Some employers say they have been wary to expand until the outcome of the presidential election is known.
Why Cooling Inflation Hasn’t Eased Sticker Shock
The term refers to what we have internalized as the fair price for a product or service. It’s…
The Anti-DEI Influencer Waging War on Lowe’s and Ford
From his home in Tennessee, the social media rabble-rouser Robby Starbuck is waging war on “woke” policies at…
Working-Class Voters Are Pivotal. Both Candidates Are Vying for Their Support.
Kamala Harris’s plans offer a bigger boost for the working class, but Donald Trump seems to be convincing…
Why There Is Hope for Factory Towns Laid Low by the ‘China Shock’
Communities that suffered the worst of plant closings in recent decades are now gaining an outsize share of…
Kwame Onwuachi Is a Whole New Kind of Celebrity Chef
With a raft of endorsement deals, star appearances and a new restaurant in Washington, he’s won fame and…