Economy

NEW YORK—Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles because the software in their emergency-call systems could send responders to the wrong location after a crash. The recall comes after ...

President Joe Biden's administration has postponed oil and gas lease sales that were slated to take place next ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—General Motors Co. has agreed to a $5.75 million settlement with California regarding false statements the company ...

The author of a new study on the effect of increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 says ...

President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill is fueling debate among economists about whether it will ...

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain ...

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the labor market ...

States are moving with urgency in seeking to rein in alleged abuses by big tech companies, while the ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government posted a budget deficit of $163 billion in January, a record high for the month ...

Two leading economists say that President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package might overheat the U.S. economy, ...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has suggested the federal government may require proof of a negative COVID-19 test result ...

DETROIT—General Motors' profit fell 4.5 percent in 2020, but a strong second half more than offset the effects ...

Fourteen Republican attorneys general are urging President Joe Biden to reconsider his decision to cancel a permit for the ...

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said on Feb. 9 that sales of the company's signature product remain strong after ...

WASHINGTON—Soon after the November 2020 presidential election, the Federal Reserve declared climate change as a potential threat to ...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men in the world, would owe some $2 billion a ...

Congressional Democrats are proposing an addition to President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that would send ...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday dodged a question from a reporter about when unemployed Keystone ...

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon said the executive order that pauses new federal leases on oil and gas drilling ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report this month that shows an increased budget deficit of $54 ...

The head of the U.S.'s largest federation of labor unions has criticized President Joe Biden's move to revoke ...

The United States could return to full employment in 2022 if Congress approves President Joe Biden's relief package, ...

The class divide and inequality in the state of California are currently at levels similar to those seen ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Feb. 7 that it's too soon to say whether new policies ...

U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in December by $9.7 billion, as Americans took out loans to buy autos ...

President Joe Biden is backing away from the push to include a minimum wage hike in the CCP ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) backed a Republican amendment blocking the raising of the federal minimum wage to $15 ...