Talmon Joseph Smith
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Can America Turn a Productivity Boomlet Into a Boom?
After drooping in 2022, the output of U.S. businesses per worker has surged. Economists wonder if the trend can continue, and who will benefit most.
U.S. Added 216,000 Jobs in December, Outpacing Forecasts
Hiring has throttled back from 2021 and 2022, but last year’s growth was still impressive by longer-term standards.
Wall Street’s Bond ‘Vigilantes’ Are Back
The financial world has been debating if market appetite for U.S. debt is near a limit. Not everyone agrees this is something to panic about,...
Job Growth Slows, Sowing a Mix of Concern and Calm
U.S. employers added 150,000 workers in October, falling short of expectations, but the labor market retains spark nearly three years into a recovery.
Housing was the biggest contributor to inflation last month.
Housing costs represented more than 70 percent of the total year-over-year price increase for all items less food and energy.
Strong U.S. Job Growth Shows Economy Is Defying Challenges
The labor market is providing solid income growth, even as inflated prices frustrate consumers.
Wrestling With Inequality, Some Conservatives Redraw Economic Blueprint
A growing number of Republican politicians and theorists are challenging party orthodoxy on pocketbook issues, corporate power and government’s role.
U.S. Economy Adds 209,000 Jobs in June as Pace of Hiring Cools
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...
Ex-Prisoners Face Headwinds as Job Seekers, Even as Openings Abound
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.
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