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The U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate dipped to 5.2 percent, the Labor Department said in its monthly labor assessment Friday.

The economy fell far short of predictions and added just 235,000 new jobs in August as the delta variant of COVID-19 surged.

China's increased scrutiny of capital markets isn't restricted to tech IPOs. It's also taking a harder look at private funds.

The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are seeing big drops in membership. Reasons include the pandemic and social trends.

Greg Epstein, an atheist and humanist chaplain at Harvard University who says he doesn’t look to God but people for answers, has been elected by his colleagues as the newest president of the Harvard Chaplains.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Economic Confidence Index slips to -12, from -6 in July and +2 in AprilRatings of current economy stable; more see economy getting worse...

Covid-19, climate change, and China—the shared focus of the World Economic Forum's "Great Reset" and BlackRock's "economic restart."

In this election, it is imperative that leaders show they recognize the reality of China as a rising, antagonistic superpower with which we can no longer endeavour to be partners. Also crucial is that they articulate a well-designed plan to handle Beijing as it continues to make the international order more unpredictable.

BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager with more than $9 trillion in assets under management, recently made a very contrarian call.

A conservative digital media company’s focus on the culture wars in America appears to be paying off, as it is the fastest-growing private advertising and marketing business in the U.S., according to the 2021 Inc. 5000 list released Tuesday.