Hiring increased as well, but that’s partly because of a slowdown in worker productivity.
Self-Service Checkouts Can Turn Customers Into Shoplifters, Study Says
The study of purchases in countries like Britain and the United States suggested that shoppers may find it easy to justify not scanning merchandise and taking it without paying.
DealBook: Donald Trump’s Economic Team Is Far From Typical
The group he has assembled, mostly businessmen, is atypical in their relative lack of economic credentials.
Donald Trump, Hoping to Change Subjects, Says He Will Bring Prosperity
Mr. Trump sought to move beyond a week of turmoil, turning his attention to the economy with a speech in which he cast himself as a president who could create new jobs.
What $100 Can Buy, State by State
The value of a dollar varies dramatically across the country, and the federal government now measures the variations.
The Week Ahead: Colorado Fracking Limit Deadline; Valeant and Disney Earnings Reports
Signatures are due Monday to put proposals on Colorado’s ballot that would restrict hydraulic fracturing; and attention turns to earnings at Valeant, Disney and Macy’s.
Researchers or Corporate Allies? Think Tanks Blur the Line
Think tanks are seen as independent, but their scholars often push donors’ agendas, amplifying a culture of corporate influence in Washington.
Economic Trends: We’re in a Low-Growth World. How Did We Get Here?
Economic growth in advanced nations has been weaker for longer than it has been in the lifetime of most people on earth.
Economic View: Flying With Shrieking Children? Give Your Neighbors a Goody Bag
Rewarding your fellow passengers for putting up with noise and discomfort isn’t unfair. It’s an example of the way people and businesses build social capital.
Trump’s Economic Team: Bankers, Businessmen, Billionaires
The 13-member team includes several billionaire bankers and investment managers, but no women and few economists.
Your Money: Zen and the Art of 401(k) Maintenance
How often should you check the performance of your investments? As seldom as possible — especially when markets are falling.
Economic Trends: This Is a Jobs Report That Democrats Can Boast About
Political science research points to changes in income as being predictors of how people vote, and things were looking up in the July numbers.
Subsidized: Do Oil Companies Really Need $4 Billion Per Year of Taxpayers’ Money?
Oil and gas lobbyists like the subsidies; environmental activists want to end them. A study shows the subsidies don’t make a huge difference.
What to Expect From the Latest Jobs Report
Reports in recent months have surprised the markets. Here are some things to keep in mind as the Labor Department releases the latest hiring numbers.
Underwater in the Las Vegas Desert, Years After the Housing Crash
More than eight years after rotten loans and plunging home values made Las Vegas the center of the housing crisis, thousands of people have yet to recover.
Economic Scene: Rethinking the Role of Government in Society
There is a case for more government, not less, as a way to improve the nation’s standard of living.
On Money: Has Wall Street Been Tamed?
Critics say nothing has changed, but the truth is that American banks really are taking on less risk.
Why Corporate America Is Leaving the Suburbs for the City
Companies including McDonald’s and General Electric are moving headquarters to cities like Boston and Chicago, partly as a lure to younger employees.
Clinton? Trump? Either Way, Count on Deficit Spending to Rise
Both candidates have some expensive proposals, and economists are coming around to the view that an increase in borrowing might be a good thing.
Strategies: Why Is the Stock Market So High? Ask the Bond Market
Bonds have risen sharply in value, and their yields have plummeted. That has made stock prices look cheap and dividends seem generous, driving up the market.
Economic View: Why Voters Don’t Buy It When Economists Say Global Trade Is Good
Many people are willing to move away from international economic engagement even as experts overwhelmingly call for a different approach.
Economic Trends: Here’s What’s Going Right, and Wrong, in the U.S. Economy
Americans are feeling richer and spending more money, but weak productivity growth is a grave threat.
A Union Power Broker in an Age of Insurgencies
Lee Saunders is making inroads in Washington, but the greatest threats to his American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union may come from farther away.
Weak Spending by Businesses Hinders 2nd-Quarter Growth
The disappointing G.D.P. data came despite strong consumer spending and was only a slight improvement on the first quarter’s low growth rate.
Economic Trends: Helicopter Money: Why Some Economists Are Talking About Dropping Money From the Sky
History shows the dangers of a government financing itself using its ability to create money. But here’s why it’s being considered anyway.
Fed Suggests a Growing Chance That Rates Will Rise This year
The central bank held rates steady but said near-term risks to the United States economy had dimmed.
Q. and A.: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Accord Explained
The giant trade pact, years in the making, has become and a cornerstone of President Obama’s trade policy in his final term.
Deal Professor: $1 Billion for Dollar Shave Club: Why Every Company Should Worry
The internet, mass transportation and globalization allow decentralized companies to be smaller and leaner and have fewer employees.
Q. and A.: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Accord Explained
The giant trade pact, years in the making, has become and a cornerstone of President Obama’s trade policy in his final term.
Economic Scene: Why Dropping the Trans-Pacific Partnership May Be a Bad Idea
The pact has few friends left in Washington, but America’s Asian allies may see backing off as a betrayal of Washington’s commitment to the region.
Lael Brainard, Donning a Global Lens, Champions Low Rates at Fed
The Fed is expected to again pass on an opportunity to raise its interest rate, a move partly owing to the efforts of Ms. Brainard, a Fed governor.
Economic View: The Incalculable Value of Finding a Job You Love
To be happy, research suggests, earning a high salary isn’t enough. Once you have met your basic needs, satisfaction comes from developing an expertise.
Is China Stealing Jobs? It May Be Losing Them, Instead
With a slowing domestic economy, rising costs and stiffer foreign competition, China’s laborers are losing jobs, including to the United States.
Polarization: Republicans and Democrats in Congress Speak in Completely Different Languages
Three economists parsed 136 years of transcripts of congressional speeches and found a significant rise in polarization of language.
Economic Trends: What Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Trade Deficit
Part of what makes the United States powerful is the great importance of the dollar to global finance.
Karl Case, Economist Who Developed Home Price Index, Dies at 69
Mr. Case, a professor at Wellesley College, partnered with a Yale economist to develop the Case-Shiller Index to track home values in an opaque market.
Street Scene: A Clue to the Scarcity of Financial Crisis Prosecutions
The Justice Department forced banks to pay fines and penalties, but mystery surrounds the dearth of individual prosecutions for wrongdoing.
Common Sense: Pointing a Finger at the Fed in the Lehman Disaster
A respected economist argues that the Federal Reserve could have saved the financial firm from its chaotic collapse eight years ago.
State of the Art: Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming
A speech by the billionaire co-founder of PayPal at the Republican convention could spoil a delicate but growing relationship between tech and the G.O.P.
Strategies: G.O.P. Joins Democrats Urging Glass-Steagall’s Revival. (Don’t Hold Your Breath.)
Platform writers in both parties call for reviving Depression-era regulations to curb Wall Street. But the agreement is narrow and shallow.
Economic Scene: How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course
Solar and wind produce temporary power gluts that drive out other sources that are needed to maintain stable supplies. Worse, they are helping push nuclear power into bankruptcy.
Retail Sales and Industrial Production Rose in June
It was the third consecutive month of sales increases, while production had its biggest rise in 11 months, reinforcing views that growth has picked up.
Economic View: Why Land May Not Be the Smartest Place to Put Your Nest Egg
It’s true, as the adage goes, that they’re not making land anymore, but technology that allows more intensive use of land has held down values in the long term.
As China’s Economy Slows, Beijing’s Growth Push Loses Punch
High debt and a glut of unneeded factories are hindering the government’s traditional effort to use spending and lending to spur more activity.
Economic Trends: It’s Time to Think About Refinancing Your Mortgage (Again)
Homeowners can thank British voters and global central banks for lower rates, but so far lenders haven’t fully passed on falling rates to borrowers.
Economic Scene: As Competition Flags, the Rip of Inequality Widens
The decline in competition in many American industries costs more than just rising prices. It stunts entrepreneurship, hinders workers’ mobility and wages, and slows productivity.
Child Care Expansion Takes a Toll on Poorly Paid Workers
Early childhood services are meant to relieve poverty, but a new study says they can actually generate poverty in the predominantly female work force.
Op-Ed Contributor: Jamie Dimon: Why We’re Giving Our Employees a Raise
Wages for many Americans have gone nowhere for too long. So I’m announcing an increase for 18,000 of my workers.
Dr. Paid Less: An Old Title Still Fits Female Physicians
A broad analysis of salary information from public medical schools found that women made almost $20,000 less a year than comparable male doctors.
Economic Trends: Can We Ignore the Alarm Bells the Bond Market Is Ringing?
Interest rates are ultralow across the globe. Here’s what that may be telling us about the economic future.
Economic View: America Can Fix Its Student Loan Crisis. Just Ask Australia.
Other countries offer plans that give students more time to repay loans or that make provisions for fluctuating earnings, so fewer borrowers default.
Jobs Report: What the Seesaw Jobs Numbers Are Really Telling Us
The labor market is what we thought it was: It’s not terrific, it’s not lousy. It’s just fine.
What to Expect From the June Jobs Report
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