ECONOMY

Economy

Will The Fed Raise Rates, Or Keep The (Little) Economic Party Going?

11:38am September 05, 2015

by Chris Arnold

Friday's decent but unspectacular jobs report didn't answer the question of whether the Fed is about to raise interest rates. But even if the Fed finally takes the plunge, it will do so very gradually.

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August Jobless Data To Influence Fed's Decision On Hiking Interest Rates

12:14pm September 04, 2015

by John Ydstie

The monthly jobs report could tip the balance for the Federal Reserve. Policymakers are weighing whether to raise the Fed's official interest rates later this month.

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Gustavo Monteagudo fills out a job application at a July job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The U.S. unemployment rate in August dipped to a seven-year low of 5.1 percent.

Unemployment Rate Dips To 5.1 Percent Amid 173,000 New Jobs In August

10:19am September 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The latest job-creation figure fell short of economists' forecasts. But the reports from the Department of Labor added a total of 44,000 jobs to the tallies for June and July.

China's Economy Slows As Focus Shifts From Manufacturing To Consumer Spending

7:27am September 04, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution, about his trip to China and his observations about the country's economy.

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Upset over falling prices on their goods, angry farmers park their tractors as they protest in Paris on Thursday.

Farmers Stage Massive Tractor Protest In Paris

6:49am September 04, 2015

by Emma Bowman

More than 4,000 French farmers took to the streets over falling food prices. The protests are a fallout of EU's agricultural struggle to stay competitive globally.

How The Architect Of Netflix's Innovative Culture Lost Her Job To The System

7:18pm September 03, 2015

by Steve Henn

Netflix is famous for pioneering a company culture that demands standout results from every employee. One of the architects of this philosophy ended up losing her job to the system she created.

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Navinder Singh Sarao leaves Westminster Magistrates' Court in London last month. He has been indicted by U.S. prosecutors on charges of market manipulation that contributed to the Wall Street "flash crash" in 2010.

Alleged 'Flash Crash' Trader Formally Indicted In U.S.

7:08pm September 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Federal prosecutors say that Navinder Singh Sarao used a computer program to "spoof" the markets, sending the Dow down 600 points in a matter of minutes in 2010.

School Districts Squeezed By Pennsylvania's Budget Impasse

1:33pm September 03, 2015

by Lauren Benshoff

Due to lack of a state budget, teachers are working without pay in the Chester-Upland school system. The district says it can't afford to pay them until it gets the money it is due from the state.

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How A Suit Against Uber Could Redefine The Sharing Economy

3:09pm September 02, 2015

by Laura Sydell

A federal judge has allowed some drivers to proceed with a class-action suit against the ride-hailing service. The case could affect other companies in the sharing economy such as Airbnb and Lyft.

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Back To School? Back To The Piggy Bank

8:31pm September 01, 2015

by Claudio Sanchez

So your kid is off to college. You've spent months navigating the financial aid process and meticulously budgeted for all sorts of out-of-pocket expenses — or so you thought.

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