Finance
A Crisis of Confidence Is Gripping China’s Economy
Earlier this year, David Yang was brimming with confidence about the prospects for his perfume factory in eastern China.After nearly...
U.S. Consumers Are Showing Signs of Stress, Retailers Say
Consumers power the U.S. economy, and their capacity to spend has repeatedly defied predictions. In early 2020, after a short...
Fed Chair’s Message Is Clear: The Fight Against Inflation Isn’t Over
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, used a closely watched speech to make clear that the central...
How the Jackson Hole Conference Became an Economic Obsession
Filmmakers have Cannes. Billionaires have Davos. Economists? They have Jackson Hole.The world’s most exclusive economic get-together takes place this week...
Biden Incentives for Foreign Investment Are Benefiting Factories
Lucrative new tax breaks and other incentives for advanced manufacturing that President Biden signed into law appear to be reshaping...
U.S. Jobs Total 300,000 Less Than in Earlier Data Through March
The red-hot American job market might be just a couple of degrees cooler than previously believed.There were 306,000 fewer nonagricultural...
In a Hot Job Market, the Minimum Wage Becomes an Afterthought
Under New Hampshire law, Janette Desmond can pay the employees who scoop ice cream and cut fudge at her Portsmouth...
UPS Workers Avert Strike by Approving New Contract
Averting a strike that could have shaken the U.S. economy, the union representing more than 300,000 United Parcel Service employees...
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to Visit China Next Week
Gina Raimondo, the secretary of commerce, will travel to Beijing and Shanghai for a series of meetings next week, becoming...
Could U.S. Toughness on Chinese Business Have Unintended Consequences?
At a moment when Washington is trying to reset its tense relationship with China, states across the country are leaning...
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