Economy

Optimism returned to Wall Street on Friday, and stocks rallied to cap a shaky week dogged by worries that rising coronavirus counts may halt the economy’s recent upswing

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower on concerns economic recoveries might fade as coronavirus cases increase in the United States and some other countries

Democrat Joe Biden is turning his campaign against President Donald Trump toward the economy

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher following gains for U.S. technology stocks

Asian shares were mixed Wednesday as uncertainty over the pandemic sapped the buying enthusiasm that has been pushing prices higher

Markets are mostly lower in Asia as expanding coronavirus outbreaks dim hopes for a global recovery

For residents across America’s Sun Belt — business owners and workers, consumers and home buyers —  the past three months have delivered about the scariest ride in memory

World stock markets dipped in Europe after gains in Asia

There was good news and bad news in the job numbers this week

Black business owners feel the city of San Diego is not operating on a level playing field, preventing them from receiving the funds to help them weather the COVID-19 storm

Stocks are higher in Asia after a report showed the U.S. job market is recovering from the wreckage of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring

U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher as hopes for development of a coronavirus vaccine compete with concern about rising U.S. infections

Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street closed out its best quarter since 1998

Asian shares are rising, cheered by a rally on Wally Street reflecting some optimism over stronger than expected housing data, despite the coronavirus pandemic

Stocks closed sharply lower on Wall Street as the number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in the U.S. hit an all-time high, stoking worries that the reopening of businesses investors have been banking on to revive the economy will be derailed

Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher after U.S. regulators removed some limits on the ability of banks to make investments

The coronavirus pandemic has caused consumer spending, the economy’s key driver, to plummet across the country as Americans struggle through a recession. But some states are recovering more quickly than others. Statewide stay-at-home orders first froze the economy in mid March. For that month, the Commerce Department said consumer spending fell 7.5%, the sharpest monthly drop on records that go…

Macy’s announced Thursday it is laying off 3,900 corporate jobs, or 3% of its total workforce, in a move to cut costs as its business has been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic.

Shares are lower in Asia after a sell-off on Wall Street as new coronavirus cases in the U.S. hit their highest level in two months