Finance
How TV Writing Became a Dead-End Job
For the six years he worked on “The Mentalist,” beginning in 2009, Jordan Harper’s job was far more than a...
The Pandemic’s Job Market Myths
Remember the “she-cession”? What about the early-retirement wave, or America’s army of quiet quitters?For economists and other forecasters, the pandemic...
U.S. Recession Appears Less Likely, Economists Say
The recession was supposed to have begun by now.Last year, as policymakers relentlessly raised interest rates to combat the fastest...
Biden Administration Unveils Tougher Guidelines on Mergers
The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials unveiled tougher guidelines against tech mergers on Wednesday, signaling their deepening scrutiny of the...
Jerome Powell’s Prized Labor Market Is Back. Can He Keep It?
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, spent the early pandemic lamenting something America had lost: a job...
House Committee Targets U.C. Berkeley Program for China Ties
A congressional committee focused on national security threats from China said it had “grave concerns” about a research partnership between...
China’s Second-Quarter G.D.P. Shows Post-Covid Rebound Faltered
Because of the huge impact of the closure of Shanghai, which has 25 million people, comparing this spring and last...
America’s Foreign Vacations Tell Us Something About the U.S. Economy
Forget Emily. These days, a whole flood of Americans are in Paris.People spent 2020 and 2021 either cooped up at...
JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo Report Better-than-Expected Profits
Why It MattersGiven its size, JPMorgan in particular is a proxy for the banking industry. Jamie Dimon, the bank’s chief...
For Many Small-Business Owners, a Necessary Shift to Digital Payments
“Making It Work” is a series about small-business owners striving to endure hard times.When Egypt Otis opened her business, Comma...
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