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Trump’s Plans to Scrap Climate Policies Has Unnerved Green Energy Investors

President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to roll back many of the rules and subsidies that have attracted billions of dollars from the private sector...

Fannie and Freddie, the Big Mortgage Backers, Face Climate Risks

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac know increasing floods and wildfires are a problem. Dealing with them, however, would require trade-offs.

November Jobs Report Shows Gain of 227,000; Unemployment Rises

Hiring bounced back after disruptions from storms and a major strike.

Why Trump Allies Say Immigration Hurts American Workers

JD Vance and others on the “new right” say limiting immigration will raise wages and give jobs to sidelined Americans. Many studies suggest otherwise.

How Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Affect the Economy

Expelling noncitizens on a mass scale is likely to raise prices on goods and services and lower employment rates for U.S. workers, many economists say.

Storms and Strikes Take a Toll on Pre-election Jobs Report

U.S. payrolls grew by only 12,000 in October, a figure that left markets placid but fueled political contention. Unemployment remained 4.1 percent.

The Jobs Report on Friday May Be a Fluke and a Political Football

Economists expect the October data to show unusually weak job creation. But hurricanes and strikes may account for much of the shortfall.

Can Harris’s Economic Plans Sway Small Business Owners to Vote Democratic?

Kamala Harris has leaned in with promises to aid start-ups, but proprietors are often more focused on taxes and regulations.

E.V. Tax Credits Are a Plus, but Flaws Remain, Study Finds

The Inflation Reduction Act was a compromise between competing priorities. Evaluating the law on the effectiveness of the $7,500 tax credit for E.V.s is tricky.

Trump and Harris Want to Revive Manufacturing, but How Much Could They Actually Do?

The policy focus on the industry has changed from job quantity to job quality. And while federal incentives matter, local factors are more important.