Economy

The Social Security Administration office is seen in Mount Prospect, Ill., Oct. 12, 2022.

Social Security Administration updates millions of incorrect records

Rena Rowe · October 21, 2026 11:36 am

cost of living

Byron York says Trump can’t talk his way out of voters’ cost-of-living pain: ‘No president has been able to do it’

Portraits of Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford are shown on the screen as they are announced as the laureates of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026.

Two Americans win Nobel for economic model challenging government response to 2020s economic shocks

Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers gestures with an upward pointed finger as he speaks at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas.

Mike Rogers breaks with Trump on tariffs in new ad: ‘Canada is not our enemy’

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Trump to give $90 one-time payment to 20 million Medicare beneficiaries

In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, photo, construction worker Elabert Salazar works on a house frame for a new home in Chula Vista, Calif. U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in November after starting work in October at the fastest pace in four years. Superstorm Sandy likely slowed starts in the Northeast. The Commerce Department said Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, that builders began construction of houses and apartments at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 861,000. That was 3 percent less than October's annual rate of 888,000, the fastest since July 2008. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

To solve the housing crisis, increase the variety of housing options

David Howard May 28, 2021 4:00 am

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Ashley Lara works on the trading floor, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Stocks were slightly higher in early trading Tuesday, adding to gains from the day before as technology companies and homebuilders helped push the market higher.

A global corporate tax rate would weaken the global economy

Ross Marchand May 27, 2021 4:00 am

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, whose company is raising the price for its Prime service.

Amazon to acquire MGM for $8.5 billion to make waves in Hollywood

Nihal Krishan May 26, 2021 1:19 pm

South Carolina tax revenue exceeds year-to-date estimate by more than $420M

Washington Examiner May 21, 2021 1:30 pm

Kids protest climate change.

Biden’s ‘gas tax’ is a pain at the pump

Stephen Moore May 21, 2021 3:00 am

Signage at the Breakthru Beverage Group booth during a National Career Fairs event in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose to a seven-week high while remaining consistent with a tight job market, Labor Department figures showed Thursday.

Almost half of states reject federal unemployment benefits, citing hiring difficulties

Nihal Krishan May 20, 2021 4:28 pm

A woman passes a "We're Hiring!" sign while entering a clothing store in the Downtown Crossing of Boston.

New jobless claims drop to 440,000 as red states opt out of boosted unemployment benefits

Zach Halaschak May 20, 2021 12:33 pm

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republicans propose allowing states to redirect federal funds to debt reduction

Nihal Krishan May 20, 2021 11:00 am

Crypto crash: Bitcoin and other online currencies tank as sell-off accelerates

Zach Halaschak May 19, 2021 4:03 pm

Federal unemployment policies should follow North Carolina’s example

Pat McCrory May 19, 2021 12:00 am

What to know about the Endless Frontier Act, the $100B bipartisan bill to counter China

Nihal Krishan May 18, 2021 6:27 pm

This handout photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, provided by The Rockefeller University, shows Elana Simon, 18, of New York, pictured in a laboratory at The Rockefeller University in New York. The teen survivor of a rare liver cancer spearheaded a study, published Thursday in the journal Science, that led a team of researchers to find a gene flaw involved with the disease. (AP Photo/Zach Veilleux, The Rockefeller University)

Fidelity to offer teenagers ability to trade stocks without brokerage fees

Nihal Krishan May 18, 2021 3:32 pm