Marketplace Stories

Child care is critical if more parents are going to return to work.

A lot of people have been quitting their jobs ever since the pandemic started, thanks in part to the tight labor market. But lately, there are signs that job churn could be returning to its pre-pandemic level.

Wages were 5.1% higher this November than last, and the unemployment rate stayed steady at 3.7%.

Putin’s attacks on Ukraine’s power supply are designed to break the country’s will and sever its ties with the European Union.

The technology allows leafy greens to be grown next to where people will eat them, says Laura Reiley of The Washington Post.

Inflation has dipped slightly, according to a key measure known as the PCE. But economists have their favorite indicators.

About 225,000 filed unemployment claims last week. The public soured on the Fed the last time it jacked up interest rates to quell inflation.

School districts, flush with cash from federal Covid relief funds, are looking to hire, and new teachers are figuring out how schools must adapt in the wake of a pandemic.

The personal saving rate declined in October to its lowest point since 2005. “A lot of people are close to the edge, unfortunately,” an analyst says.

Job cuts at DoorDash reflect a changing economy.