Consumers Feel Worse Now Than They Did During Covid Lockdowns
The University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment measures how U.S. consumers feel about their personal finances, business conditions and...
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Everyone’s a Landlord—Small-Time Investors Snap Up Out-of-State Properties
Jack Cronin found San Francisco-area homes too expensive or too far from the city center to buy when he lived...
If This Is a Recession, We Might Not Know for Months
As the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates in its fight against the highest inflation in more than four...
Inflation Has Outpaced Wage Growth. Now It’s Cutting Into Spending.
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. wage growth accelerated, as weekly earnings jumped more than 7% in April and May...
U.S. Added 372,000 Jobs in June
Hiring in June was near monthly gains logged earlier in the year, the Labor Department on Friday said. Companies added...
As Gas Prices Near $5 a Gallon, Record Fuel Costs Upend Businesses, U.S. Economy
As U.S. gasoline prices approach a record average of $5 a gallon, fuel costs are rippling through almost every corner...
WSJ News Exclusive | Inflation, Political Division Put U.S. in a Pessimistic Mood, Poll Finds
Americans are deeply pessimistic about the U.S. economy and view the nation as sharply divided over its most important values,...
U.S. Added 390,000 Jobs in May
The U.S. economy added jobs at a solid pace in May, extending the labor market’s long stretch of gains.Employers added...
Baby Formula Shortage Worsens, Hitting Low-Income Families Hardest
New data suggest that the U.S. baby-formula shortage is deepening, particularly hitting states in the South and the Southwest. Nationally,...
Looking for $100,000 Salary? See How Much the Biggest U.S. Companies Pay Workers
Tesla (TSLA)$40,723-12%0099,290Automobiles & ComponentsBerkshire Hathaway (BRK-B)$58,881-14%6.35.6371,653Banks and financialActivision Blizzard (ATVI)$117,20718%7.01,5609,800Media & EntertainmentCopart (CPRT)$35,6381%147278,600Commercial & Professional ServicesAlphabet (GOOGL)$295,8848%2127156,500Media & EntertainmentMarketAxess (MKTX)$162,1209%3542676Banks...
Bottleneck Fuels Record-High Gas Prices
A shortage of fuel-making facilities is pushing U.S. gasoline and diesel prices to record levels, just as drivers prepare for...
Consumers Have Spearheaded Recovery, but Data Signal a Potential Change
American consumers are at a crossroads. In large part, they have weathered the economic storm caused by the pandemic, saved...
Rapid Pace of U.S. Job Growth Stretched Into April
The U.S. labor market extended a run of rapid job growth last month despite jittery markets and increased economic uncertainty,...
Facebook Deliberately Caused Havoc in Australia to Influence New Law, Whistleblowers Say
Last year when Facebook FB -5.90% blocked news in Australia in response to potential legislation making platforms pay publishers for...
Why High Gasoline Prices Could Stick Around for a While
Americans are paying about twice as much for gasoline now as they were early in the Covid-19 pandemic. And the...
Thanksgiving Dinner Staples Are Low in Stock Thanks to Supply-Chain Issues
The supply-chain crunch is about to hit another part of American life: Thanksgiving dinner. Supplies of food and household items...
