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Conference Board surveys point to unease about job security and raise questions about Americans’ future spending.

Usually, the federal government spends to help people through recessions. Now, “there will be far less attempt to cushion the effects,” said political economist Mark Blyth.

The nation’s largest retailer is increasingly competing with beauty retailers such as Ulta and Sephora.

Counselors offer services like essay editing, extracurricular guidance and university visit scheduling — sometimes for a six figure price.

Officials in Maryland, New York, New Mexico and Kansas City are among those launching recruitment campaigns targeting federal workers. But matching those workers’ federal salaries and competing with private sector offers will be tough.

Manufacturers are optimistic, partly because of tariffs. In services, execs are glad the winter is over but not bullish on the full year.

Amid elevated interest rates and high costs, millennials and older members of Gen Z made no gains in owning homes in 2024, Redfin data shows.

The rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge will have to accommodate not just the ships and trucks of today, but those of a 100 years from now.

They don’t make loans themselves, but they help banks make more of them.

The fight is over how to frame the numbers, one tax law expert says, because that changes the rhetoric. A Senate adviser will decide.