Marketplace Stories

A new report calculated the so-called annoyance economy, and found everyday inconveniences, like spam calls and waiting on hold, come with a cost.

Lindsay Ellis at the Wall Street Journal wrote about a trend in which “reverse recruiters” are pitching themselves to job seekers to help them find jobs.

Friday’s personal consumption expenditure data drop will give policymakers a broader picture of what’s happening with inflation.

There are plenty of examples of how AI tools are helping companies become more productive. But economists say it’s far too early to tell whether AI is boosting labor productivity across the economy.

Areas of the country that recently experienced the largest slowdowns in unauthorized immigration also saw the largest slowdowns in employment growth.

A gallon of gas in California is currently $4.60, about $1.70 more than the national average. But it’s not just because of taxes.

Karlanea Brown, co-owner of RDM Aquaculture in Fowler, Indiana, talks about the business of raising and selling shrimp.

Here’s how home builders in Texas, Georgia and Michigan feel about where the housing market is headed.

“Subscription fatigue,” frustration with streaming content changes, and a desire to collect rare finds are all boosting old-school physical media.

Under the Trump administration, the government has rescinded research funding, changed vaccine recommendations, and refused to review Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine. That could set vaccine research and development back for years.