Economy

Overall inflation slowed in September from a year earlier, though some signs of stubbornness lingered under the surface.

By Jeanna Smialek

Consumers still give the economy poor marks, though the job market is strong and price increases have faded for months.

By Jeanna Smialek

To prepare for ever-longer shopping season, thousands of employees were assembled for a retail jamboree in Florida’s August heat.

By Jordyn Holman

The Biden administration will place a hub of a newly created national semiconductor technology center in upstate New York.

By Ana Swanson and Madeleine Ngo

It remains priority No. 1 for many voters, particularly those who are still undecided, according to Times/Siena polling. But can Kamala Harris translate her gains into votes?

By Ruth Igielnik

Sue Altman, a Democrat, has focused on reproductive rights as she seeks to unseat a Republican incumbent, Representative Thomas Kean Jr., in a New Jersey swing district.

By Tracey Tully

The Biden administration has pursued a big shift in trade policy, but it’s not clear whether that will be enough to win votes.

By Ana Swanson

In a key economic report released just days before the presidential election, gross economic product rose at a 2.8 percent rate in the third quarter.

By Ben Casselman

Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.

By Jack Ewing

Ford is struggling to make money on battery-powered models while General Motors, which started more slowly, says it is getting close to that goal.

By Neal E. Boudette

Economists said Donald Trump’s plan to return trade barriers to levels not seen in generations would be “a grenade thrown in the heart” of the international system.

By Ana Swanson

On average, pay has risen faster than prices in recent years. But the overall picture is complicated — and it’s not just facts versus “vibes.”

By Ben Casselman

Kamala Harris has leaned in with promises to aid start-ups, but proprietors are often more focused on taxes and regulations.

By Lydia DePillis

Policymakers brace for more protectionism and the demise of “neoliberalism” if Donald J. Trump is re-elected in the U.S.

By Alan Rappeport

A work-release program for Alabama prisoners provides labor for corporations and income for the state. Lawsuits are challenging its constitutionality.

By Talmon Joseph Smith and Audra Melton

Military spending and recruitment are causing the country’s economy to overheat, leaving regulators in a struggle to rein in rising prices.

By Anatoly Kurmanaev

As investors have focused on the potential fiscal and economic impact of the Republican candidate’s proposals, yields on Treasury debt have risen.

By Talmon Joseph Smith and Joe Rennison

The vote, hours after Boeing reported a $6.1 billion loss, will extend a nearly six-week-long strike at factories where the company makes its best-selling commercial plane.

By Niraj Chokshi

The economic lifeline is expected to be disbursed by the end of the year.

By Alan Rappeport and Jenny Gross

A new state law allows tribes to file suit against gambling venues they don’t operate, potentially shuttering them and jeopardizing local tax revenue.

By Kurtis Lee

The International Monetary Fund said protectionism and new trade wars could weigh on growth.

By Alan Rappeport

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said an agreement was close. She also rebuked China’s lending practices and called for more debt relief.

By Alan Rappeport

The brightest minds explore the issue at every level, from the levers that control inflation to the best way to achieve work-life balance.

By Jason Furman

Donald J. Trump has been talking up his economic record for Black voters. The legacy of the last eight years is complicated.

By Jordyn Holman and Jeanna Smialek

Former President Donald J. Trump’s costly tax agenda undermines the changes he signed into law in 2017. Some Republicans are wary.

By Andrew Duehren

The Treasury secretary criticized former President Donald J. Trump’s economic proposals in a speech.

By Alan Rappeport

In a combative interview, the former president hinted at even higher tariffs as an economic magic bullet.

By Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

Mary C. Daly, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said that the central bank shouldn’t act “out of fear.”

By Jeanna Smialek

Michelle Bowman, a Trump-appointed Fed official recently cited by JD Vance, has been gaining prominence.

By Jeanna Smialek

A pandemic relief bill set aside long-term funds for tribal lands that have lacked the tax revenue, and infrastructure, to spur businesses and wealth.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson shared the award for their work on explaining the gaps in prosperity between nations.

By Jeanna Smialek

A report shows how Russia has largely evaded sanctions aimed at limiting its revenue from oil sales.

By Alan Rappeport

The vice president has repeatedly incorporated suggestions from business executives into her economic agenda.

By Andrew Duehren and Lauren Hirsch

Once the largest city in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy, this Midwestern metropolis is now thriving. But some obstacles still remain.

By Neal E. Boudette

The former president often implies that deportations will bring down housing costs. Reality is more complicated.

By Jeanna Smialek, Lydia DePillis and Natasha Rodriguez

A state law allowing high schoolers to earn from endorsements, if they commit to attending a public university in Missouri, has helped Mizzou attract blue-chip players.

By Joe Drape

New reports from the World Trade Organization and a Washington think tank showed how robust global trade could quickly be derailed by violence.

By Ana Swanson

Amazon’s delivery system depends on third-party companies. But labor regulators have challenged that model, possibly opening the way for unionization.

By Danielle Kaye

Freshly released minutes from the central bank’s September meeting show that policymakers were divided on how much to cut rates.

By Jeanna Smialek

Nearly a month into a union walkout, the aerospace giant withdrew its latest contract offer, and the two sides exchanged blame over the breakdown.

By Niraj Chokshi

Struggling landlords and developers are seeking leeway on coverage from their lenders — mostly in vain.

By Emily Flitter

The Inflation Reduction Act was a compromise between competing priorities. Evaluating the law on the effectiveness of the $7,500 tax credit for E.V.s is tricky.

By Lydia DePillis

A new analysis finds that Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump’s plans would both add to the deficit, but Mr. Trump’s proposals could create a fiscal hole twice as big.

By Andrew Duehren and Alan Rappeport

Days after tens of thousands of longshoremen along the East and Gulf Coasts walked out, their union and their bosses reached a tentative agreement on wages.

By Peter Eavis

The Georgia city is a picturesque tourist destination. It’s also the No. 2 ocean cargo hub on the East Coast, and the dock strike’s quick end was a relief.

By Santul Nerkar

Recent reports have shown inflation slowing and the economy growing at a robust clip. The Fed has also cut interest rates, bringing mortgage rates down.

By Jim Tankersley

After months of wobbling, a fresh jobs report showed that hiring and wage growth are strong, aligning with other robust economic data.

By Jeanna Smialek and Ben Casselman

U.S. employers added 254,000 jobs in September, a sign that economic growth remained solid. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent.

By Talmon Joseph Smith

A record surge in new businesses has helped drive job growth, and could have longer-term benefits.

By Ben Casselman and Sydney Ember

The International Longshoremen’s Association received a new wage offer and will halt its walkout at East and Gulf Coast ports, which began Tuesday.

By Peter Eavis

War in the Middle East, a strike by port workers and a devastating hurricane injected uncertainty into the U.S. economy.

By Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

Harold J. Daggett is seeking big raises for longshoremen on the East and Gulf Coasts who have fallen behind workers on the West Coast.

By Peter Eavis

The policy focus on the industry has changed from job quantity to job quality. And while federal incentives matter, local factors are more important.

By Lydia DePillis

Business owners and foreign governments are preparing for high tariffs and trade disruptions, depending on the outcome of the election.

By Ana Swanson

Research on hundreds of tropical storms finds that mortality keeps rising for more than a decade afterward, for reasons you might not expect.

By Lydia DePillis

The strike by longshoremen has halted commerce at Newark and other ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, affecting an ecosystem of supply-chain workers.

By Peter S. Goodman

The labor dispute has forced President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris into a complicated position just weeks before the election.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

A Treasury official will call for greater transparency over emergency currency “swap” loans to struggling countries by China’s central bank.

By Alan Rappeport

Transportation and warehousing sectors are poised to first feel the pinch, with a broader economic fallout expected if the strike drags on.

By Danielle Kaye

Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out for the first time since 1977 in a standoff over wages, benefits and job security.

By Peter Eavis

In London’s upmarket Primrose Hill, a Michelin-starred chef is employing people on the edge of homelessness as chefs, wait staff and cocktail makers.

By Patricia Cohen

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said that central bankers will lower rates as much as needed, but have forecast two more quarter-point rate cuts this year.

By Jeanna Smialek

Thousands of dockworkers who load and unload cargo ships walked off the job on Tuesday, halting nearly all activity at ports from Maine to Texas.

By Danielle Kaye

Miners aim to meet a growing demand for emissions-free energy, though a failure to clean up old sites haunts the industry.

By Ivan Penn, Rebecca F. Elliott and Jesse Rieser

Inflation is slowing so much that some economists said it could pave the way for another big Fed rate cut, if other data suggest one is warranted.

By Jeanna Smialek

The group that represents port terminal operators said the International Longshoremen’s Association was refusing to negotiate a new contract before a Monday deadline.

By Peter Eavis

A nonpartisan economic analysis warned that deporting migrants and increasing tariffs would damage the U.S. economy.

By Alan Rappeport

A central question in the final stretch of the election is if Vice President Kamala Harris’s proposals will cohere into an economic argument that can top former President Donald J. Trump’s.

By Andrew Duehren and Jim Tankersley

Updated figures show that gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation, grew faster in 2021, 2022 and early 2023 than previously reported.

By Ben Casselman

In a major address in Pittsburgh, the vice president praised business and used technical language to court economy-minded voters skeptical of big government.

By Jim Tankersley

The former president’s efforts to compel companies to remain in the United States had limited success while he was in the White House.

By Alan Rappeport

With a speech on Wednesday and a lengthy policy document, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign is set to lay out her economic vision as voters say they want to know more about her approach.

By Jim Tankersley and Andrew Duehren

Businesses are preparing for a strike by dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts, which could begin Oct. 1 if negotiations don’t yield a new contract.

By Peter Eavis

The proposal includes raises of 30 percent over the four-year contract, up from a 25 percent offer, but it’s unclear whether it will satisfy workers.

By Niraj Chokshi

A Federal Reserve official predicted quarter point rate cuts if data looked ‘fine’. But he also set out a scenario for a pause — or faster reductions.

By Jeanna Smialek

Officials in some countries started cutting rates last year, but others, including those in Europe and the United States, have taken a more cautious approach.

By Eshe Nelson and Karl Russell

The president said he was not declaring victory over inflation, but marking a pivot point for the recovery from pandemic recession.

By Jim Tankersley

As inflation cools and the Federal Reserve cuts rates, an era of economic upheaval is coming to a close, but not without lingering marks.

By Jeanna Smialek

Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, said that the central bank would take future interest rate cuts “meeting by meeting” after lowering rates by a half percentage point, an unusually large move.

By The New York Times

The aerospace giant said it would temporarily lay off tens of thousands of employees to stem losses from a walkout by the machinists’ union.

By Niraj Chokshi