Economic Indicators

The Vermont senator says he will use a fast-track process to pass Biden’s economic agenda where appropriate.

December's drop in small business optimism is "historically very large" ...Here's why.

President-elect Joe Biden could make good on his campaign promise to cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt after Democrats flipped the Senate last week, securing a monopoly on power for the first time in more than a decade.

Stimulus checks mistakenly sent to inactive or closed bank accounts are being redirected, and some taxpayers can expect to start receiving the money by the beginning of February.  

Overall movers migrated to states in the West and South, new data shows.

The Paycheck Protection Program, a vital lifeline that helped keep pandemic-ravaged small businesses afloat, reopened to applicants on Monday with several key changes put in place.

Millions of Americans have already received their $600 stimulus check, but some who are still waiting for the money to arrive may need to file their tax return in order to receive it.

American manufacturers have gotten better at safeguarding their factory floors and containing infections of Covid-19 in their workforces. Despite the progress, they are still struggling to find enough people to staff their plants.

Out of the 36 responses, 19 business leaders, or 53%, said they are doing slightly or much worse than pre-pandemic compared to 15 business leaders, or 42%, who say they are doing slightly or much better and two, or 5%, who say they are doing the same. 

Victoria’s Secret is poised to emerge from the pandemic stronger than it went in — thanks to a fresh new look that includes curvier models and slimmed down shelves.

Sanders was eyeing the Labor Secretary position in Biden’s White House, which was given instead to Boston Mayor Marty Feldstein.

The president-elect supported prompt action on hiking the federal minimum wage.

Sen. Joe Manchin said Friday that he would "absolutely not" support sending Americans a $2,000 stimulus check, potentially dealing a fatal blow to a key part of President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plan. 

Economist Steve Moore said shutting down California's economy hurts U.S. job growth.

The Paycheck Protection Program, a vital lifeline that helped keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, will reopen to applicants on Monday.

Democrats pledged to deliver $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans as soon as possible after winning control of the Senate with a pair of victories in Georgia's runoff elections. 

The Labor Department released its closely watched December jobs report on Friday morning.

Investors are building tens of thousands of houses expressly to rent in a bet that Americans will keep flocking to spacious suburban living even if they can't afford to buy homes.

The U.S. economy is expected to have added a meager 71,000 new nonfarm jobs last month

The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits ticked lower last week as a rise in COVID-19 infections and new restrictions to help curb the spread of the virus weighed on the economy.