Finance
U.S. Trade Deficit Surged in 2022
WASHINGTON — The overall U.S. trade deficit rose 12.2 percent last year, nearing $1 trillion as Americans continued to purchase...
Immigration Rebound Eases Shortage of Workers, Up to a Point
“It’s gotten a little bit better, but we’re seeing a drop in permanent visas and an increase in temporary ones,”...
U.S. Hiring Surges With January Gain of 517,000 Jobs
Other recent measures were also offering reasons to believe the economy was coming off its rolling boil. Consumer spending fell...
January Jobs Report Contained Hopeful and Worrying News for the Fed
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials have said they are looking for the labor market to cool as they assess how...
Job Growth Is a Boost for Biden as He Bets on a Lasting Turnaround
That same dynamic hurt Mr. Clinton politically in 1994, Mr. Carville recalled.“Although the economy was doing better, if we said...
Biden Weighs State of the Union Focus on His Unfinished Agenda
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s top economic aides have battled for weeks over a key decision for his State of the...
This Is What It Looks Like to Try to Count America’s Homeless Population
Jobs in the Delta are scarce, government services are limited and the nonprofit infrastructure is thin, Ms. Maharrey said. The...
Brian Deese, Top Economic Aide to Biden, Will Step Down
WASHINGTON — Brian Deese, who served as President Biden’s top economic adviser and helped craft and negotiate the sweeping economic...
Egg Shortages Are Driving Demand for Raise-at-Home Chickens
Which shortage came first: the chicks or the eggs?Spooked by a huge spike in egg prices, some consumers are taking...
U.S. Survey Shows an Uptick in Job Openings, and Not in Layoffs
The nation’s demand for labor only got stronger in December, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday, as job openings rose...
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