If the U.S. economy slows down, so will global oil demand. Plus: shipbuilding, semiconductors, and the meddler in chief.
Can the president meddle in individual companies’ affairs? Should he? We discuss.
The average age for a first-time homeowner is 38, but not all buyers enter the market at the same time.
Non-citizens fill sorely needed health care roles in the U.S. The sector will suffer if they are forced to leave — and so will patients.
We dig into BLS productivity calculations. Plus: chips, charity in the chapel, and a banana wholesaler.
“I actually did have to drop down my hours,” said Julie Yang, a nurse and a mother of six. “Now I'm feeling kind of anxious about it.”
Banks aren’t ringing alarm bells yet. Plus: YouTube chefs, a cattle rancher and community benefits agreements.
Oil demand may be reaching a plateau. Can U.S. companies produce enough natural gas without excess oil? Plus: a zipper empire faces down Trump’s tariffs, and the U.S. considers semiconductor location trackers.
What we can learn from China about analyzing untrustworthy government data. Plus: the next Fed governor, municipal bonds, and immigration policy.
After discouraging revisions to May and June’s jobs reports, the president moved to fire the nonpartisan head of the BLS.
