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Economic Dividend of Immigration Faces Legal and Logistical Hurdles

Immigrants aided the pandemic recovery and may be crucial to future needs. The challenge is processing newcomers and getting them where the jobs are.

Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It?

“Natural asset companies” would put a market price on improving ecosystems, rather than on destroying them.

Job Market Starts 2024 With a Bang

U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs in January, far exceeding forecasts, and revised figures showed last year was even stronger than previously reported.

Private Equity Is Starting to Share With Workers, Without Taking a Financial Hit

The buyout giant KKR pioneered a model of granting ownership stakes to employees at portfolio companies. Now it wants the approach to spread.

‘We’re All Climate Economists Now’

With climate change affecting everything from household finances to electric grids, the profession is increasingly focused on how society can mitigate carbon emissions and cope...

Choice Hotel Franchise Owners Push Back on Merger With Wyndham

Franchisees are fighting Choice Hotels’ attempted takeover of its biggest rival, which would create a dominant player in the budget hotel sector.

U.S. Job Growth Holds Up as Economy Gradually Cools

Interest rate increases have taken the edge off labor demand, but unemployment dipped in November, and wages rose more than expected.

Even Most Biden Voters Don’t See a Thriving Economy

A majority of those who backed President Biden in 2020 say today’s economy is fair or poor, ordinarily a bad omen for incumbents seeking re-election.

Polluting Industries Say the Cost of Cleaner Air Is Too High

As the Biden administration prepares to toughen air quality standards, health benefits are weighed against the cost of compliance.

U.S. Economic Growth Accelerated in the Third Quarter

Gross domestic product expanded at a 4.9 percent annual rate over the summer, powered by prodigious consumer spending. But the pace is not expected to...