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Back to news homeNew Inflation Data Shows Prices Remain Stubbornly High
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge remained elevated in new data released on Friday, further evidence that the central bank is contending with a stubborn problem as it tries to […]
Bad News From the Fed? We’ve Been Here Before.
The Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates again is hardly a positive development for anyone with a job, a business or an investment in the stock or bond market.But […]
Railroads’ Strategy Thrilled Wall Street, but Not Customers and Workers
America’s first commercial railroads were built almost two centuries ago. Freight rail has been a symbol of the nation’s economic might and ingenuity ever since.In recent years, some of the […]
Railroad Workers Point to Punishing Schedules as Cause of Strike
To defuse a labor dispute that brought the nation to the brink of a potentially catastrophic railroad strike, negotiators had to resolve a key issue: schedules that workers say were […]
Tentative Deal to Avoid Rail Strike Is Reached, Biden Announces
WASHINGTON — Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers reached a tentative agreement to avoid what would have been an economically damaging strike, a relief for […]
New Inflation Developments Are Rattling Markets and Economists. Here’s Why.
When inflation began to accelerate in 2021, price pressures were clearly tied to the pandemic: Companies couldn’t produce cars, couches and computer games fast enough to keep up with demand […]
How a Rail Strike Could Reinvigorate Supply Chain Disruption
Just as the global supply chain flashes signs of returning to normal, a new crisis now threatens to disrupt the transport of a vast range of goods, from agricultural crops […]
Biden Maneuvers to Try to Avoid Devastating Rail Strike
WASHINGTON — President Biden, desperate to avert a damaging freight rail strike that could exacerbate rapid inflation, is pushing rail companies and unions to reach an agreement ahead of a […]
Who Are America’s Missing Workers?
On a basic level, there are two reasons that employers have been so desperate to hire workers as the United States emerges from the pandemic. The first is that demand […]