economy

The U.S. economic recovery is being threatened by the COVID-19 delta variant. Increasing vaccination rates is the most important thing the U.S. can do...

The Biden administration is promoting its American Jobs Plan as an “infrastructure” proposal. In reality, it’s a gargantuan tax-and-spend package that...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is joining in supporting legislation to create an “ultra-millionaire” tax on fortunes over $50 million. The ...

I am so glad to see that everything in Congress has been taken care of. The pandemic is under control, the stimulus is taken care of, the economy is h...

When Joe Biden is inaugurated today as the 46th president of the United States, he’ll face a nation torn by deep political and social divisions, and a...

NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that we can’t wait for New York to hit vaccine herd immunity before reopening businesses. He says that the pain caus...

It’s tempting after a year like 2020 to be impatient, to want to shake off a pandemic that’s lasted more than 10 months and be done with it. }Reality ...

For a bill that’s supposed to rescue struggling Americans and boost the economy in the midst of a worsening pandemic, the 11th-hour deal Congress agre...

Just when it seemed some of the most disheartening trends in the U.S. economy were finally beginning to reverse, COVID-19 arrived to entrench them. Th...

Just when it seemed some of the most disheartening trends in the U.S. economy were finally beginning to reverse, COVID-19 arrived to entrench them. Th...

As the Trump administration rushes to finalize all sorts of policies and regulations that are bad for the environment, it got this one right. The U.S....

With pandemic numbers hitting new highs, it would be natural to be inclined toward negativity. But the news is not all bad. The U.S. economy had a sur...

WASHINGTON — Voters in the U.S. presidential election faced a public health crisis and a wounded economy, but neither candidate emerged as the clear c...

Though the president and first lady weren’t able to dodge the COVID-19 bullet, the U.S. economy, we now know, has adapted remarkably well to the pande...

A few years back, the now disgraced comedian Louis C.K. had a viral bit about how “everything is amazing and no one is happy.” iPhone not fast enough?...

It turns out that Trumpers were right. Donald Trump has handled the economy much as he ran his businesses. Spend. Spend. Spend. Borrow. Borrow Borrow....

Do you care more about higher prices at the grocery store or a steady job? Of course your answer will depend on your circumstances, but for the Federa...

NEW YORK — The S&P 500 ticked higher to close at another all-time high Friday, powered by strength for technology stocks and a couple reports on the U...