Business & Economy
Immigrants took nearly 90% of new jobs since 2020
The U.S. economy has netted 5.4 million jobs over the past five years, with 90% of that growth going to immigrants, according to new government data Friday.
Graham unveils Senate budget blueprint, setting parameters for border, defense bill
Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham on Friday released a budget blueprint that sets spending limits for a border, defense and energy bill to follow.
Trump maintains tariffs on cheap parcels from China
President Trump is temporarily delaying his decision to end a tariff exception for low-cost shipments from China to individuals in the U.S.
Trump says he still opposes Japanese bid to purchase U.S. Steel
President Trump said Friday that his opposition to the purchase of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company remains firm.
Trump greets Japanese PM Ishiba as U.S. Steel deal tests ties
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrived at the White House on Friday with plans to convince President Trump to reverse his hardline stance opposing the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company.
Silicon Valley and Indian investors spend big as English cricket goes up for sale
Foreign investors have been googly-eyed about English soccer for decades.
Trump calls for ‘balanced budget’ after proposing tax cuts costing at least $5 trillion
President Trump laid down a demand Friday for a "balanced budget" while a nonpartisan budget group estimated his tax priorities will cost at least $5 trillion over 10 years and perhaps double that.
Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO on U.S. tariffs
Hong Kong will file a complaint against new U.S. tariffs on the southern Chinese city's products with the World Trade Organization, its government said on Friday.
Congress eyes legislation to end pandemic-era eviction rules
Legislation now in the House hopper would end a pandemic-era federal regulation that required landlords to provide tenants with 30 days' notice before starting eviction proceedings.
U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate slips to 4% to start the year
U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised November and December payrolls higher.
Aliens, sloths and silliness: Super Bowl ads offer laughs, celebs and surprises to win over viewers
Eugene Levy's trademark eyebrows fly off for Little Caesars. A tongue dances to Shania Twain to promote Nestle's Coffee Mate Cold Foam. And Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunite at Katz's Deli in an ad for Hellmann's.
Job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: Generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth.
House Republicans leave marathon White House meeting with ‘no final agreement’ on budget blueprint
House Speaker Mike Johnson and a team of House Republicans spent hours in a closed-door meeting with President Trump on Thursday, but left without a finished plan on how to advance his agenda.
Democrats take to the streets in fight to derail Musk’s DOGE revolution
Democrats, who voters relegated to the sidelines for at least the next two years, are scrambling to slow down the Elon Musk freight train that is crashing through Washington bureaucracy and exposing its wild spending.
Federal judge pauses Trump’s federal worker buyout plan
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday temporarily halted the Trump administration's mass buyout plan for federal workers.
U.S. imposes sanctions on network that helps ship Iranian oil to China
The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China.
Bank of England halves U.K. growth projection and cuts main interest rate to 4.50%
The Bank of England halved its growth projection for the British economy this year as it cut its main interest rate Thursday for the third time in six months.
Devoted nap-takers explain the benefits of sleeping on the job
They snooze in parking garages, on side streets before the afternoon school run, in nap pods rented by the hour or stretched out in bed while working from home.
Wall Street drifts as gains for fashion brands help offset Qualcomm’s slide
Wall Street is drifting Thursday as gains for fashion brands and cigarette makers help offset drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm following their latest profit reports.
Average U.S. rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.89%, third straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective home shoppers getting into the market before the busy spring homebuying season starts.
