Finance
President Biden Is Not Backing Off His Big-Government Agenda
Mr. Biden’s allies cheered. The president “delivered a bold blueprint for an economy that, at long last, puts working people...
Bed Bath & Beyond’s Stock Offering Is Backed by Hudson Bay Capital
The deal with Hudson Bay came together within the past several weeks, the two people familiar with the matter said....
As Biden Prepares to Tout Economy, Fed Chair Powell Takes a Cautious Tone
WASHINGTON — Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, underscored that the central bank has more work to...
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...
© 2025 Yonkers Observer or its affiliated companies.