GOP, Democrats Draw Red Lines Ahead of Biden Debt-Ceiling Meeting
The outlines of a possible deal to raise the debt ceiling and limit spending are starting to emerge, but negotiators...
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Republicans, Democrats Clash Over Linking Aid for Poor Americans to Work
Proposed restrictions on federal aid are among several demands Republicans are making in exchange for raising the nation’s borrowing limit....
Pepsi’s New Healthy Diet: More Potato Chips and Soda
For years, PepsiCo Inc. tried to move past its junk-food roots and shift its business toward hummus, yogurt, kombucha, vegetable...
Low Jobless Claims Show Labor Market Shrugs Off Economy’s Clouds
Worker filings for unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 198,000 last week but were still historically low, showing that...
Student-Loan Forgiveness Case at Supreme Court Hinges on ‘Harm’
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Big Nonprofit Hospitals Expand in Wealthier Areas, Shun Poorer Ones
Many of the nation’s largest nonprofit hospital systems, which give aid to poorer communities to earn tax breaks, have been...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week but Remain Historically Low
New applications for unemployment benefits rose last week in the latest sign of a cooling labor market, although they remained...
Affordable Care Act Health-Plan Premiums Set to Rise
Premiums for many Affordable Care Act health-insurance plans are set to rise sharply next year, a sign of how rising...
Biden to Announce Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
President Biden is planning to take executive action to forgive $10,000 or more in federal student loan debt for tens...
Pension Funds Plunge Into Riskier Bets—Just as Markets Are Struggling
U.S. public pension funds don’t have nearly enough money to pay for all their obligations to future retirees. A growing...
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall in Tight Labor Market
New applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell last week to historic lows as employers held on to their...
How the Covid-19 Test Was Won
GURNEE, Ill.—Inside a factory that is the size of five football fields, thousands of workers from Abbott Laboratories race to...
Democrats’ $2 Trillion Package Stalls as Manchin Talks Make Little Headway
WASHINGTON—Democrats braced for weeks of delay and uncertainty on their roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate package they had...
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...
Social Security Benefits to Increase 5.9% for 2022
Seniors and other Americans receiving Social Security benefits in 2022 will see the largest increase in their payments in four...
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...
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...
Mortgage-Refinancing Costs Expected to Fall as Fannie, Freddie Drop Fee
WASHINGTON—The cost of refinancing government-backed home loans is expected to fall as mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are...
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...
WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Administration Taps Private Sector to Invest in Central America
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday unveiled the agreements of 12 companies and organizations to invest in Guatemala, Honduras and...
