Job Growth Was Overstated, New Data Shows
Annual revisions show that employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than previously estimated.
Easing Unemployment Supports Fed Extending Pause on Rate Cuts
January’s jobs data, released on Wednesday, bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for longer than previously expected.
Federal Debt to Hit Record Levels, Budget Office Warns
President Trump has reshaped the country’s economic policies, but the outlook for the budget remains dire.
How the Ultra-Rich Travel
Inside the arms race to satisfy travelers for whom exclusivity is everything and money is no object.
After a Year of Sluggish Hiring, 2026 Is Off to a Stronger Start
Employment data for January is set to be released by the Labor Department on Wednesday.
Kalshi and Polymarket Create New Competition for Professional Economists
Economists have noticed that betting markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are pretty good at predicting not just political events but economic data, too.
Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. Investors Are Slow to Back Him.
A French logistics behemoth promised $20 billion for the United States, but a year into President Trump’s second term, only a fraction of the money has arrived.
Wall St. and Washington Brace for a Big Jobs Report
A hiring slowdown and fears about artificial intelligence have investors on edge, and some in the Trump administration on the defensive.
What Executives Are Saying About the ‘K-Shaped’ Economy
Leaders across industries from airlines to packaged foods have said a growing divide between lower-income and wealthy consumers is changing their businesses.
How Did Pat McGrath Cosmetics Go From Billion-Dollar Brand to Bankruptcy?
The makeup artist Pat McGrath was a favorite of Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Madonna. Then she became a billion-dollar brand.
Trump Decries a ‘Nation of Renters’ but His New Policy Promotes One
President Trump’s recently announced executive order that would bar big investors from acquiring single-family homes includes an exemption that allows them to build homes for rent.
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
The vaccine maker’s shots involve the successful Covid vaccines’ RNA technology. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broadly rejected it, canceling millions of dollars in research projects.
Ford Says Electric Vehicle Losses Will Continue for 3 More Years
Ford Motor reported a big loss for 2025 because of its troubled electric vehicle division, which it has significantly scaled back.
The Whiskey World Is Reeling, but Uncle Nearest Has Bigger Troubles
A new report paints a grim financial picture of Uncle Nearest, a high-profile brand named for an enslaved distiller. But its founder disputes the findings.
NLRB Dismisses Case Brought by Fired SpaceX Employees
The National Labor Relations Board, having accused the company of unfair retaliation in 2024, now says it has no jurisdiction over Elon Musk’s space company.
Epstein Files Reveal Efforts to Build Ties With Russian Officials, Including Putin
New documents detail Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to foster strategic, sometimes reciprocal relationships with Russian officials.
Epstein Directed Aide to Obtain Hidden Video Cameras
“I’m installing them into Kleenex boxes now,” the aide replied in the 2014 email exchange.
Ahead of Jobs Report, White House Seeks to Downplay Any Slowdown
President Trump’s top aides have argued in recent days that the economy is strong, even if new data on Wednesday show sluggish hiring.
Lutnick, Wasserman and Others Caught Up in Epstein Files
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Casey Wasserman, the entertainment mogul, are among those facing blowback amid the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.