Economy

Many places that prospered under Trump voted for Biden, bucking the standard assumption of how people vote.

Shelton’s confirmation could mark Trump’s final imprint on the Fed board, just months before the Biden administration is inaugurated.

Child-free worker's job is secure, but the added workload from parents on covid leave is too much. And managers aren't helping prioritize the load.

If U.S. banks absorb big losses on their $2 trillion in commercial real estate loans, the entire economy will suffer.

The group’s left-leaning makeup puts an emphasis on consumer protections and rule-writing as the economy faces its most tumultuous days since the 2008-2009 recession.

A roundup of business news from around the world.

Party leaders and caucuses are deeply invested in maintaining unity and will not compromise. But with support from a new president, individual senators and representatives might be interested in making deals.

A leading candidate for the treasury secretary is Fed governor Lael Brainard, a senior department official in the Obama administration.

A roundup of business news from around the world.

The number of mailed ballots not delivered by Nov. 3 is expected to grow as more postal data is released in the coming days.

Powell said it was expected that the pace of the recovery would ease compared was May and June, simply given how deeply the economy was gutted in the spring.

Between the pandemic, unemployment, and everything else in 2020, tensions between working parents and child-free workers are at an all-time high. Readers share their experiences and try to offer solutions.