The economic theory, which traces to 1865, says that as a resource becomes more efficient to use, demand will increase. It came up a lot...

Hiring has slowed, but joblessness remains at levels defying economic norms. Big policy changes under a new administration could test that resilience.

The supplier fired dozens of prisoners after some of them said they felt they had no choice but to take those jobs.

Jared Bernstein, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, was a leading architect of “Bidenomics.”

Investors have been comforted by a clear election result and are anticipating tax cuts and deregulation from a second Trump administration.

The term refers to what we have internalized as the fair price for a product or service. It’s often out of sync with what things...

A pandemic relief bill set aside long-term funds for tribal lands that have lacked the tax revenue, and infrastructure, to spur businesses and wealth.

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Ms. Khan’s term as the chair of the Federal Trade Commission ended Wednesday. In a wide-ranging interview, she discussed her aggressive approach to antitrust and...

Unemployment is still low, but job seekers are competing for fewer openings, and hiring is sluggish. That’s a big turnaround from recent years.