Economists

In August, the U.S. saw a smaller increase in employment numbers than analysts had predicted, while the unemployment rate experienced a slight drop from the previous month, revealed in the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report released last Friday.

To appreciate Labor Day, one needs to know the history preceding it. At the time the United States was founded, most people were self-employed, working as either farmers or in trades, such as: baker, butcher, carpenter, cabinetmaker, upholsterer, tailor, milliner...

U.S. stocks plunged on Monday morning as fears of an economic recession have elevated.

A California State Legislature committee has approved a reparations bill that could cost $800 billion.

Descendants of the enslaved Black people who built a university in Missouri are claiming that they were owed up to $74 billion in unpaid labor.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated in an interview aired Sunday night that the Fed is set to reduce interest rates three times this...

Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York has put forward a $14 trillion reparations plan, aiming to address the historical impact of slavery on...

The U.S. budget deficit increased 23 percent to $1.7 trillion, an increase of $320 billion, in the year after the Biden administration pushed through the Inflation Reduction Act which it claimed would close the government’s funding gap.

President Joe Biden gloated about the September jobs report Friday, saying the total was "better than expected" as many full time jobs were lost and part time added.

A study from I. Maupin and Bryan C. McCannon of West Virginia University found that college admissions counselors discriminate against students based on their gender identity.