Economy

With four hearing-impaired colleagues, the entire 25-member bumper-paint team at a Nissan plant in Sunderland, England, began learning to sign. Kindness in the workplace has been shown to improve productivity, some studies show.

With cryptocurrency now bigger than Visa, and the Trump family launching a platform, the industry is also preparing for the rise of federal regulation.

After negotiations for a 25% pay raise and other benefits stalled, nearly 30,000 Boeing assembly workers have begun striking in Seattle. The strike will shut down airplane production but is unlikely to affect commercial flights.

This Labor Day, the fastest-growing part of the workforce is also the oldest – people well past “retirement age” seeking both income and activity. 

California’s business climate has vocal critics including CEOs like Elon Musk, but the state’s cheerleaders say there’s no better place for innovation.

American politicians are leaning into economic populism. If enacted, tariffs or price regulations can harm consumers and the economy, policy experts say.

With inflation on voters’ minds, Kamala Harris pitches a ban on grocery store price gouging. What’s behind food prices, and can her plan help?

Recent days have seen false allegations of AI meddling, actual AI meddling, and reports of old-style hacking all involving the election campaign. From Iran to artificial intelligence, how big a risk is cyber chaos for the Trump-Harris race? 

The Federal Reserve is signaling a cut in interest rates to sustain economic growth. The timing means some will say it’s politically motivated.

Sacking groceries and scooping ice cream had been seen as a vanished rite of passage. But this year, the teen summer job is back in a big way.