United States Economy – Page 130

What to know about the latest report.

Ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting to set interest rates, employers added 142,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent.

By Lydia DePillis

Banking and Financial Institutions Federal Reserve System Government Bonds Hiring and Promotion Interest Rates Labor and Jobs Powell, Jerome H United States Economy Williams, John C

For the Fed, a Sign That the Job Market Is Cooling but Not Imploding

Fed officials have been watching the job market as they move toward a rate cut this month. Friday’s report contained good and bad news.

By Jeanna Smialek

Capital Gains Tax Corporate Taxes Customs (Tariff) Factories and Manufacturing Harris, Kamala D Interest Rates internal-storyline-no McKinley, William Presidential Election of 2024 Taxation Trump, Donald J United States Economy

Trumponomics 2.0: Breaking Down Donald Trump’s Economic Plan

Higher tariffs, lower taxes, and more of Elon Musk: The former president outlined his economic vision to an audience of business leaders. But questions abound.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler

Biden, Joseph R Jr Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Foreign Investments International Relations Japan Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Nippon Steel Corporation Steel and Iron United States United States Economy United States Steel Corporation United Steelworkers of America

U.S. Blowback to Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel Merger Vexes Japan

A looming decision in Washington to block Nippon Steel’s merger with U.S. Steel on national security grounds is raising sharp questions in Tokyo.

By River Akira Davis