With chaos lurking in Washington, interest rates surging and student loan payments resuming, the recovery faces new challenges.

Company leaders talk a lot about “moats.” That can sometimes invite regulatory scrutiny, as it did with Amazon, which was sued this week.

The legislation would require state employers — not workers — to pay for mandatory safety instruction. It awaits the governor’s decision.

A growing number of Republican politicians and theorists are challenging party orthodoxy on pocketbook issues, corporate power and government’s role.

Mr. Wynn, who resigned from Wynn Resorts in 2018, agreed to pay Nevada $10 million and to step back from its gambling industry.

Hiring slowed last month, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting campaign is taking hold. But with rising wages and low unemployment, the labor market...

An estimated 60 percent of those leaving prison are unemployed a year later. But after a push for “second-chance hiring,” some programs show promise.

The Labor Department report may put pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates further to stem inflation.

While fear of a “wage-price spiral” has eased, the Federal Reserve’s course presumes job losses and risks a recession. Some see less painful remedies.

Small businesses and lower-income families could feel pinched in the months ahead whether or not a recession is avoided this year.