Economy

Federal Reserve officials are widely expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point at their meeting this week, further...

WASHINGTON — The Netherlands and Japan, both makers of some of the world’s most advanced equipment for manufacturing semiconductors, agreed...

Changes didn’t take long. Within weeks, long-tenured headquarters employees started leaving. In conversations with franchisees across the country, numerous owners...

Consumer spending dropped in December for the second month in a row, as consumers retrenched after a bumpy year colored...

“Resilience is a good thing in many ways, but it’s also something that makes things harder for the Federal Reserve...

WASHINGTON — President Biden was set on Thursday to assail House Republicans over their tax and spending plans, including potential...

The retail industry is trying to figure out its correct size.Retailers, faced with sky-high demand from shoppers during the pandemic,...

When the pandemic first disrupted the U.S. economy — and economic data — in 2020, The New York Times changed...

LOS ANGELES — A California law creating a council with broad authority to set wages and improve the working conditions of fast-food employees...

Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is significantly raising its starting wages for store workers, as it battles to recruit...