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Michigan's election fate will depend on laborers. A Democrat and Republican outline what those workers are looking for.
Michigan's Lt. Gov. and Macomb County's GOP chair told BI high prices and trust are top of mind for…
Juliana Kaplan
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Boeing's labor strike is so bad that the US Labor Secretary just flew to Seattle to help
Su encouraged negotiations during the stoppage earlier this month involving 45,000 dockworkers on t…
Shubhangi Goel
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Boeing workers approve labor contract, ending a bruising 7-week strike
Unionized Boeing workers on Monday voted to accept a contract proposal the guarantees 38% wage incr…
Taylor Rains,Katherine Tangal…
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The odds of Russia's economy collapsing are 'extremely small' and the war can go on for the long term, economist says
Russia can fight the war in Ukraine indefinitely as its economy has adapted and is now stable, an e…
Jennifer Sor
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Arizona is the epicenter of the debate over how Trump's mass deportation plan would hit the economy
The mass deportations former president Donald Trump is proposing could reshape labor markets, strai…
Noah Sheidlower
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Boeing machinists' bumper pay packet is just the latest win for unionized workers
"Over the last four years, we've shown collective bargaining works," President Biden said after Boe…
Pete Syme
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Prices are improving. So why is everyone still so worked up about inflation?
A new study finds that inflation's deepest impact isn't financial — it's emotional.
Aki Ito
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Amazon's AI data center dream runs into the reality of 'zombie' facilities, higher costs, and labor shortages
The cloud giant's predicament highlights broader tech industry challenges as generative AI upends t…
Eugene Kim
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America is entering a new 'economic supercycle'
The US economy is entering a bold new era that economists say will feature more inflation, more gro…
Linette Lopez
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Boeing and union leaders reach tentative deal to end strike
The proposed deal includes a 35% general wage increase spread over four years, the union said.
Nathan Rennolds
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Apple's Made-in-the-USA chips signal a turnaround for the US' big semiconductor bet
TSMC's US chip production for Apple is "a success story," said an analyst. And it's key to the Bide…
Jacob Zinkula,Alistair Barr
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A basic income program funded by descendants of slave owners provides $1,000 a month as a form of reparations
The descendants of slave owners are funding a basic income program in Louisiana that they view as a…
Katie Balevic
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The hidden value of a college degree: Graduates are much more likely to have friends
Compared to Americans without a degree, college grads were more likely to say they had friends who …
Jacob Zinkula,Madison Hoff
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A trifecta of global crises could snarl supply chains and increase prices
A sudden flurry of global developments has the US economy staring down a troubling trifecta of majo…
Eliza Relman
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Russia's economy faces 'near stagnation' with sanctions whittling down annual GDP growth, European economist says
Russia's economy could be losing as much as 3% of its GDP a year due to Western sanctions, a Europe…
Jennifer Sor
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Thousands of hotel workers are on strike over Labor Day Weekend
Over 10,000 UNITE HERE members are on strike, a tracker from the union showed. That includes 5,000 …
Madison Hoff
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The dockworkers' strike is a test for Biden — and complicates an already dizzying 2024 presidential race
Biden has said he won't stop the dockworker's strike. But if the strike stretches on for weeks, it …
Juliana Kaplan,John L. Dorman
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The US dockworkers strike is here, and it's impacting more than just packages
The US port strike could have far-reaching impacts on the economy. Here's what a prolonged standoff…
Alex Bitter
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The port strike will tip the US into recession if it lasts more than a month, researcher says
The Biden administration could potentially use a law to intervene in the port strike, sending longs…
Jennifer Sor
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Dock workers just went on strike at the worst possible time
Tens of thousands of dockworkers are on strike after the International Longshoremen's Association a…