Biden Competition Order Targets Hospital Mergers, Surprise Medical Bills
The White House call for revised enforcement guidelines to promote hospital competition will likely amplify federal scrutiny of hospital mergers,...
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U.S. Jobless Claims Edged Up to 373,000 Last Week
Jobless claims held nearly steady last week, interrupting a downward trend and showing the labor market’s recovery remains uneven, at...
President Biden Signs Bill to Fund CFTC Whistleblower Program
President Biden has signed into law legislation that would temporarily set up a new account to pay for the operations...
Tyson Foods Recalls 8.5 Million Pounds of Chicken Over Listeria Concerns
Tyson Foods Inc. TSN -0.30% is recalling about 8.5 million pounds of chicken products that the company and federal officials...
Court Strikes Down Attempt to Expand Summer Ethanol Sales
A federal appeals court Friday struck down a 2019 rule-change to expand summertime ethanol sales, saying the Trump administration overreached...
U.S. Added 850,000 Jobs in June Labor Rebound
The U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs in June as the labor market heated up after a spring lull. The unemployment...
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 364,000 Last Week, a New Pandemic Low
Worker filings for jobless benefits fell to 364,000 last week, reaching a new pandemic low as layoffs continue to recede....
As Travel Complaints Soared, the DOT Stood By
Most years the U.S. Transportation Department receives about 15,000 complaints about air travel. Last year? 102,550. The torrent stemmed from...
New York and Other Northeast States See Large Drop in Unemployment
The labor-market recovery picked up momentum this spring in the Northeast, with New York, Connecticut and other nearby states posting...
U.S. Consumer Spending Was Flat in May
Household spending was flat last month as consumers pulled back on big-ticket goods purchases and spent more on services, in...
Biden Policies Would Help Unwind Destructive Forces of Inequality, Climate Change, Yellen Says
WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy needs ambitious fiscal policy to help unwind destructive forces, such as racial inequality and climate change, that...
Retail Sales Dropped 1.3% in May as Pandemic Shopping Habits Shifted
Retail sales dropped in May, marking a shift in consumer spending from big-ticket items to goods and services related to...
How the FBI Got Colonial Pipeline’s Ransom Money Back
After Colonial Pipeline Co. on May 8 paid roughly $4.4 million in cryptocurrency to hackers holding its computer systems hostage,...
WSJ News Exclusive | Boeing’s New Air Force One Jets Could Arrive Late, Cost More
Boeing Co. BA 0.04% has estimated the new Air Force One jets it is building may arrive a year late...
New York Attorney General Probe of Trump Organization Now a Criminal Investigation
New York State Attorney General Letitia James at a news conference in August last year. Photo: Kathy Willens/Associated Press The...
Biden, Yellen Seek Backing for $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Package
President Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen promoted the administration’s infrastructure and tax plans as vital for the U.S. to...
U.S. Job Openings Reach Record High Despite Hiring Slowdown
Job openings reached a record level of 8.1 million at the end of March, reflecting a widening gap between open...
Business Groups Seek to Pause Rule Aimed at Addressing Security Threats
U.S. trade groups and companies are asking the Commerce Department to pause a Trump-era regulation that allows the government to...
WSJ News Exclusive | GOP Lawmakers Urge Probe of Amazon’s Pursuit of Pentagon Contract
Two Republican lawmakers are pressing the attorney general to investigate potential anticompetitive behavior by Amazon. AMZN -2.33% com Inc. in...
EPA Proposes Rules to Curb Coolant Emissions From Air Conditioners and Refrigerators
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing rules to reduce the use of coolants from air conditioners and refrigerators that...
