Economy

When it comes to the federal payroll, two seemingly contradictory things are true.One, the Biden administration went on a hiring...

Daniel Werfel, the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, told the agency’s employees that he would end his term early...

When the Social Security Administration signed a five-year extension of work-from-home arrangements for tens of thousands of employees in early...

Seven years ago, when Republicans passed the most significant overhaul of the tax code in a generation, they were sure...

Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled.The...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly warned against President-elect Donald...

After decades of mounting damage from climate-fueled natural disasters, researchers have compiled many misery-filled data sets that trace the economic...

It’s too soon to know how the Los Angeles fires will change life in California, but it may heavily depend...

The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would block imports from more than three dozen Chinese companies, citing their...

A possible new takeover bid for U.S. Steel emerged on Monday, teeing up more turmoil over the once-dominant company’s future...