Pandemic Hit Less-Educated Workers Hardest, Fed Survey Shows
A waiter at a New York restaurant on April 28. Three-fourths of U.S. adults reported doing at least okay financially…
AT&T in Talks to Combine Media Assets, Including CNN, With Discovery
Discovery’s portfolio includes HGTV, which airs ‘Property Brothers: Forever Home.’ Photo: HGTV AT&T Inc. T 0.09% is in talks to…
Four-Woman Group That Fought U.K. Algorithms Steps Up for Tech-Worker Rights
LONDON—A four-woman technology-advocacy group that forced the British government to scrap a controversial algorithm for processing visas and led a…
Facebook Loses Bid to Block Ruling on EU-U.S. Data Flows
Facebook Inc. lost a bid to block a European Union privacy decision that could suspend its ability to send information…
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to Another Pandemic Low
Jobless claims continued a several-week slide to new pandemic lows, in a sign hiring is primed to strengthen as workers…
Consumer Prices Jumped as Economic Recovery Picked Up
Consumer prices surged in April by the most in any 12-month period since 2008 as the recovery picked up, reflecting…
U.S. Job Openings Reach Record as Hiring Slows
Job openings reached a record level of 8.1 million at the end of March, reflecting a widening gap between open…
As Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Drags On After Hack, Eyes Are on Gasoline Prices
With no clear end in sight to the shutdown of the largest U.S. conduit for gasoline, energy traders braced Monday…
Summer Jobs for Teens Make a Comeback—But Not All Types
Mayson VanMeter hoped to switch gears from her cashier jobs to find a more career-oriented internship in human resources this…
Key U.S. Energy Pipeline Closes After Cyberattack
The main pipeline carrying gasoline and diesel fuel to the U.S. East Coast was shut down by its operator after…
U.S. Employers Added 266,000 Jobs in April as Hiring Slowed
Hiring unexpectedly slowed in April, a sign the recovery faces temporary setbacks as many businesses struggle to find workers or…
Farm-District Democrats Raise Caution Flag on Capital-Gains Tax Plan
WASHINGTON—Rural Democrats issued a warning Thursday about the Biden administration’s plan to tax unrealized capital gains at death, saying they…