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Ben Casselman, our chief economics correspondent, explains why wages are not keeping up with inflation and what that means for American workers and the economy.

Experts have different theories about what’s driving steep gains. But many agree the window for growth is shrinking.

Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.

With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.

More Americans are taking hardship withdrawals from workplace retirement accounts, prompted by rising costs — and looser rules.

For 42 years, the XK was Jaguar’s secret weapon. It proved its worth on the racetrack and powered generations of cars. The company’s leap into electrics could take a similar path.

The judge said the two television companies could not combine operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeded. Nexstar said its deal was already done.

American issued the statement after news reports that United Airlines’ chief executive had discussed the idea with the Trump administration.

Friday’s meeting at the White House followed the introduction of Anthropic’s powerful new artificial intelligence model, Mythos, which U.S. officials believe could be critical for security.

The state liquor agency has been struggling to make timely deliveries to restaurants, bars and liquor stores since it got rid of outdated conveyor belts at a warehouse in January.

The Silicon Valley chip maker filed a prospectus just as SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepare for their own listings, in what is shaping up to be a wave of enormous initial public offerings.

The Kentucky spirits company’s bid for Brown-Forman comes as the industry is being buffeted by a decline in alcohol consumption.

A longtime journalist at The Washington Post, he used his unexpected fund-raising talents to greatly expand the radio organization’s coverage.

A chemist, she lent her expertise in drug research to ACT UP, an organization known for its street protests, and helped accelerate the approval of H.I.V. and AIDS treatments.

Amit Forlit is accused of running a hacking operation that aimed to thwart climate litigation at the behest of a lobbying firm working for an oil giant.

Gaining a reputation as the brilliant, risk-taking “Indiana Jones” of his field, he encouraged investors to take chances on Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

The Justice Department has not responded to the president’s suit, which has created a conflict of interest for the government’s lawyers.

The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.

The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corporate earnings.