Economics

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says using the Defense Production Act, a wartime power to set priorities for certain supplies, would be “a challenge.”

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After almost 30 years, Oatly has cinched a spot at the front of the alternative milk market

As pandemic-related restrictions are lifted and people slowly return to eating out and traveling, dry cleaners are struggling to stay afloat.

Erika Smith and Bryan Taberski did what any city dweller might do when the coronavirus pandemic closed offices and remote work became the norm.They became examples of the shift in residential real estate as metro Detroiters looking for more space moved to areas with larger lots, bigger houses and a…

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U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed in April, likely curbed by shortages of workers and raw materials as rapidly improving public health and massive government aid fueled an economic boom.

The share of people working or looking for work edged higher last month — but it remains way below its level before the pandemic.

Hiring was a huge letdown in April, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by a much less than expected 266,000 and the unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.

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Prices are rising fast, in ways that seem temporary, yet this could change expectations in ways that are self-reinforcing.

The Consumer Price Index rise for April from a year earlier was the sharpest since September 2008.

The increase in the Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index was well above forecasts. A top Fed official acknowledged the surprise but said, “This is one data point.”

There’s a good chance that you’ve been to your local grocery store or stopped by your favorite fast food location and noticed signs for hiring bonuses, but why aren't more workers signing up?

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It's going Dow... and Wall Street yelled "timber" (thanks, Ke$ha). The industrials-heavy Dow index fell 1.4% yesterday, after closing last week...

Musk's remarks have sent bitcoin and dogecoin prices soaring and sometimes tanking in the last few weeks.

Wealthier nations should instead donate more vaccines to low-income countries, the health body says.

Lenders and credit bureaus say a bold new data push can expand credit to more consumers, but some worry the shift could sting the people it’s meant to help.

Products from brands like Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat are aging, and some have struggled to gain traction.

Visualizing 50 years of gaming history, from the first wave of arcades and home consoles to a tsunami of mobile gaming.

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Used car prices jumped 10% in April and accounted for more than a third of the monthly increase in consumer prices

As an added enticement for Ohioans to get vaccinated, Gov. Mike DeWine said, the state will hold a weekly drawing to give $1 million to an adult who has received at least one dose of the vaccine. Drawings will begin May 26 and run for five consecutive weeks.

The result of the global computer chip shortage has been far fewer vehicles on dealer lots, just as the waning pandemic has fueled consumer demand.