At 1.9%, Nebraska Now Has the Lowest Unemployment Rate of Any State, Ever
Nebraska logged the lowest unemployment rate of any state on record in October, reflecting the acute labor shortages that have...
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U.S. Unemployment Claims Fall in Tight Job Market
Jobless claims hovered above pre-pandemic levels last week as employers avoid layoffs and many workers quit or remain sidelined in...
Federal Government Could Be Unable to Pay Bills as Soon as Dec. 15, Yellen Says
The U.S. government could run out of resources to meet the nation’s obligations as soon as Dec. 15, Treasury Secretary...
U.S. Shoppers Boosted Spending Last Month, Taking on Higher Prices
U.S. retail sales rose by 1.7% in October, a sign that consumers are willing to spend more headed into the...
Biden, Xi Open Talks on Friendly Note, With Tough Topics Ahead
WASHINGTON—President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a virtual meeting Monday night with words designed to cool tensions between...
Federal Deficit Narrowed in October, Ahead of Debt-Ceiling Debate
The federal government ran a $165 billion deficit during October, a smaller gap when compared with a year earlier, as...
Jobless Claims Fell to New Pandemic Low of 267,000
Worker filings for unemployment insurance edged lower last week, continuing their long glide path toward pre-pandemic levels as the labor...
U.S. Job Growth Rebounded in October
The U.S. added 531,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate fell to 4.6%, as the labor market rebounded from...
Google to Pursue Pentagon Cloud-Computing Contract
Google is pursuing a massive cloud-computing contract with the Department of Defense, nearly three years after abandoning a similar bid...
Fed Dials Back Bond Purchases, Plots End to Stimulus by June
The central bank approved plans to begin scaling back its bond-buying stimulus program this month and end it by June,...
Trump’s Social-Media Platform Joins Crowded Conservative Media Field
Former President Donald Trump’s planned digital-media venture could quickly become a serious competitor in a crowded field of right-leaning sites...
Democrats Try to Salvage IRS Bank-Account Reporting With Scaled-Back Plan
Democrats scaled back a proposal that would require banks to send more information about customers’ accounts to the IRS in...
WSJ News Exclusive | Chinese Telecom Giant ZTE in Dispute With U.S. Court-Appointed Monitor
WASHINGTON—China’s ZTE Corp. ZTCOY 0.15% in 2017 agreed to the oversight of an independent monitor when it pleaded guilty to...
U.S. Household Income Jumped in July as Spending Growth Slowed
U.S. household income rose rapidly last month as the government handed out enhanced tax breaks for parents, priming the economy...
Intel Lands Pentagon Deal to Support Domestic Chip Making
Intel Corp. said it would provide commercial foundry services in the first phase of a broader Defense Department program that...
Inflation Stayed High in July as Economy Rebounded
Inflation remained elevated in July as the economic recovery continued, but prices showed evidence of cooling amid pandemic-related supply problems...
Jay Y. Lee, Samsung’s De Facto Leader, Wins Parole From Prison
SEOUL— Samsung ’s de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, will be released from prison on parole later this week, though it...
U.S. Jobless Claims Remain at Elevated Level After Steady Declines
U.S. jobless claims fell slightly to 385,000 last week, as worker filings for new unemployment benefits settled this summer at...
Aon, Willis Towers Scrap $30 Billion Merger Amid Antitrust Impasse
Aon PLC and Willis Towers Watson PLC abandoned a more than $30 billion tie-up to create the world’s largest insurance...
Ben & Jerry’s Decision to Stop Sales in West Bank Puts Unilever in Tough Spot
Unilever PLC was engulfed in controversy Tuesday after its ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s said it would no longer...
