Economy

What does Janet Yellen know about the economic effects of abortion? A lot, actually.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is questioned by Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 10.

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Economy

What does Janet Yellen know about the economic effects of abortion? A lot, actually.

The Treasury secretary’s recent statement on a post-Roe future tipped off controversy, but Janet Yellen isn’t new to the abortion debate.

Economy

The unemployment rate is 3.6 percent — but there are signs all is not well

Jobs keep getting added at an incredible clip, yet Americans’ feelings about the economy have never been lower.

Economy

GDP is shrinking. Does a declining economy mean a recession is coming?

The numbers seem alarming, but it’s a bit more complicated than it looks.

Economy

5 ways the covid pandemic has changed the economy … forever?

Supply chains, inflation and housing may never be the same.

Economy

Why Netflix is a victim of its own success

The streaming giant’s stock plunged after it announced its subscriber numbers took a hit, signaling a problem many companies face when rapid growth slows.

Economy

Inflation is at a 40-year high — again

The Russian invasion of Ukraine jolted food and gas prices higher, but that’s not the whole story.

Economy

Americans don’t want to hear the real answer to higher gas prices

Biden can lower prices at the margins, but changing behavior is the long-term answer.

War in Ukraine: How we got here — and what may come next

The road to war was long and complicated. The way out may be, too.

Tom Nagorski, Global Editor, Joshua Keating, Global Security Reporter, Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter, Benjamin Powers, Technology Reporter, Lili Pike, China Reporter, and Anya van Wagtendonk, Misinformation Reporter

April 5, 2022

Casualty of war in Ukraine: The global food supply

Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of wheat and corn and other staples. The war means that food isn’t getting to people who need it.

Tom Nagorski, Global Editor, Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter, Nikhil Kumar, Deputy Global Editor, and Matt Stiles, Senior Data Visualization Reporter

April 4, 2022

The job numbers look great. So why does the economy feel so bad?

Wage growth is high — it’s just that inflation is higher.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter, and Kay Steiger, Politics and Ideas Editor

April 1, 2022

Why it’s so tricky to tax the ultrarich

The Biden administration has a new plan to go after inequality.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter

March 29, 2022

The Amazon union vote isn’t the only big labor story in Alabama right now

As ballots are counted in a second effort to unionize warehouse workers in Bessemer, workers at nearby Warrior Met Coal continue the longest strike in the state’s history.

Olivia Paschal, Freelance Reporter

March 28, 2022