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How High Interest Rates Sting Bakers, Farmers and Consumers

Everyone who relies on credit in America is confronting a new reality: Money will cost more for a good long while.

Impact of Hollywood Strikes on Jobs Goes Beyond the Strikers

Walkouts by screenwriters and actors have meant less work in fields that cater to the TV and film industry.

U.S. Added 187,000 Jobs in August and Unemployment Rose to 3.8%

Employers added 187,000 jobs in August and unemployment rose to 3.8 percent as the economy continued to lose momentum built up after pandemic lockdowns.

What China’s Economic Woes May Mean for the U.S.

The fallout is probably limited — and there may be some upside for American interests.

The economy added 187,000 jobs in July.

Economists project employment expanded at a healthy but slowing pace in July as the economy coasts into a steadier state.

Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Help Recruit

Shortages of state and city personnel, especially those who must work on site, are so dire that unions are helping to get people in the...

Airfare Prices Fall, Helping Bring Down Overall Inflation

Ticket prices are subject to several idiosyncratic factors, but they have eased markedly since last summer’s surge in demand.

Canada Offers Lesson in the Economic Toll of Climate Change

Wildfires are hurting many industries and could strain households across Canada, one of many countries reckoning with the impact of extreme weather.

Student Loan Pause Is Ending, With Consequences for Economy

Three years of relief from payments on $1.6 trillion in student debt allowed for other borrowing and spending — and will shift into reverse.

Newspapers Printed Unabomber’s Manifesto in 1995. It’s Still Fiercely Debated.

It wouldn’t be the last time the media would grapple with whether to publish something that might inspire others to take harmful actions.