WASHINGTON ‒ With consumers focused on affordability heading into the holiday season, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he hears Americans’ concerns over high costs “loud and clear.” Still, it ...

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The monthly report by human resources firm ADP (Automatic Data Processing) found that US private employers cut 32,000 jobs in the month of November, the latest sign of an accelerating jobs massacre.

A campaign to plug California’s leaky health care system by squeezing the state’s richest has a high-profile opponent: Gov. Gavin Newsom. Dan Newman, a political adviser opposing the campaign to tax ...

A sweeping proposal to tax California’s wealthiest residents is facing a major obstacle from inside the state’s Democratic leadership: Gov. Gavin Newsom. According to the New York Post, the campaign ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve is in the spotlight after President Donald Trump over the weekend said he knew who would replace Chair Jerome Powell. On Tuesday, Trump said he planned to announce his choice ...

About a year ago, I went back to dance class. As a girl, I had studied ballet and jazz, and danced in high school and college and even as a young journalist working abroad. I hadn’t danced since my ...

The Bezos Day One Fund is a $2 billion commitment from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos that focuses on two main areas: the Day 1 Families Fund, which supports nonprofits helping families ...

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National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday touted the market response to a Bloomberg report last week suggesting Hassett is broadly considered the front-runner among candidates ...

As President Donald Trump prepares to nominate the next Federal Reserve chair, economists and former Fed officials say they’re worried that loyalty to the president will be a key factor in the ...