Economy

Williams Sonoma stock hit new highs Thursday after the homewares retailer posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.The company's e-commerce business played a key role in increasing sales to make up for lost deals in physical…

Unlike Mr Biden, Mr Trump took a top-down approach to stimulating economic and wage growth. He cut taxes for corporations and other businesses as well as lowering the individual tax rates in the income spectrum. His advisors predicted…

It is generally considered bad journalistic practice to start an article this way, but it has to be said: the new job numbers that the Department of Labor released on Friday morning don't matter.These numbers can sometimes be unimportant as…

She mentioned her frustration with someone she met at work. "He called his girlfriend, who called his stepdaughter, who called her boyfriend, who called his son who works for the labor exchange," she said, and he was finally able to fix…

Fortunately, there is already a lot of impetus. The most recent coronavirus relief act, signed in late December, came to around $ 900 billion. Its effects have not yet been shown in the GDP data.Added to this is the pent-up demand from…

Some of the most vivid examples of the recent economic impact of boredom included amateur traders late last month, including many followers of the Reddit forum Wall Street Bets, who piled into stocks of GameStop, a retailer for gamers.…

Indra Nooyi speaks on stage during the 2020 Women's Watermark Conference at the San Jose Convention Center on February 12, 2020 in San Jose, California.Marla Aufmuth | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWhen economies enter a new…

While many consumers sought refuge in the West this fall, people in Japan traveled, dined and went to the movies. One film, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, set a domestic box office record, beating the former champion in a matter of months.…

WASHINGTON - President Biden, stimulated by a lackluster January job report and Democratic support for his $ 1.9 trillion economic aid proposal, said Friday that the economy is in dire need of help and Republicans are in dire need of either…

WASHINGTON - The United States economy will return to its pre-pandemic size by the middle of this year, even if Congress no longer approves federal funding to aid the recovery, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday. However, it will…