Wages used to rise when productivity did; if that had continued, workers’ wages would be 43% higher than they are today.

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Northwest Pipe's growth is set to surge in FY25, with improving margins, strong order momentum, and favorable stock valuation ...

Stocks rose on Wall Street Friday following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 index rose 1.2% ...

Call it the 911 presidency. Despite insisting that the United States is rebounding from calamity under his watch, President ...

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Germany, Europe’s largest economy, also announced a significant spending bill in March 2025, pledging $565 billion to an ...

Yesterday, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on the phone for over an hour in a bid to jumpstart stalled trade ...

St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem has put the likelihood of Donald Trump's trade war causing a prolonged ...

A new report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the unemployment rate remained steady in May while employers continued to add job opportunities in the workforce.