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Private payrolls added just 307,000 jobs last month, far less than the 475,000 forecast, data shows.

Desmon, a family-run firm in Italy, is ramping up production to meet demand for highly specialized freezers needed to transport and store th...

The newly released data comes after a federal lawsuit filed by The Washington Post and 10 other news organizations under the Freedom of Info...

A noted labor economist, he served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2006 to 2009.

Even though Black families have been hard hit by the covid-19-related recession, they were better prepared because of the increase in their...

Scented candles are getting panned online more often, a scan of 20,000 online reviews shows, suggesting there might be a covid-19 connection...

Fewer Americans shopped on Black Friday weekend, and those who did spent 14 percent less — $312 on average — than last year.

The emergency lending facilities set up by the Fed and Treasury have become a political football for lawmakers and a litmus test on how they...

The beauty giant, which is ending its longtime partnership with J.C. Penney, says it is hoping to reach more suburban shoppers.

The plan would require companies include at least one woman and one who identifies as an underrepresented minority among their directors.

Human rights advocates are seeking to hold Nestlé USA and Cargill responsible for the mistreatment of six Malians who say they were traffick...

Lawmakers rush to pass bills addressing cashless restaurants, energy efficiency and more

Weekly unemployment statistics have been plagued by backlogs, fraud, and inconsistent data reporting state by state, making them a seriously...

Investors were bullish on promising vaccine news, the formal start of the White House transition and the selection of Janet Yellen to head T...

The $44 billion all-stock deal would create a financial data powerhouse.

From Zoom poker games to neighborhood-dad WhatsApp chains, casual chats about sports and politics have suddenly led to deep conversations ab...

It may seem too soon to think about returning to normal, especially considering the surge in coronavirus cases, but the eventual separation...

He built the online shoe and clothing retailer into a billion-dollar business and led revitalization efforts in Las Vegas.

Good Food Markets opened a pilot location in Northeast Washington but has struggled to open other stores.

Janet Yellen's career has long been marked by firsts. After being the first female chair of the Fed, she has been nominated to be the countr...

Federal money, through the Medicare and Medicaid systems, has long shaped the nursing home business — and in ways that left it completely un...

Holiday sales began weeks ago, and many shoppers say they’re shunning stores this year in favor of buying online.

A week after hitting its all-time low, the 30-year fixed-rate average held steady at 2.72 percent.

Outages at Amazon Web Services’ northern Virginia datacenters left customers scrambling Wednesday to get their computing systems and web ser...