In the past year, the wealth of the 10 richest U.S. billionaires surged $698 billion, as Oxfam warns Trump adminis

EPI’s analysis shows that raising the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030 would impact 22,247,000 workers across the country, or 15% of the U.S. workforce. The increases would provide an additional $7...

A growing number of Americans have taken second jobs and side hustles, spurred partly by years of rapidly rising prices as well as a strong labor market.

A growing number of Americans have taken second jobs and side hustles, spurred partly by years of rapidly rising prices as well as a strong labor market.

Inflation-adjusted earnings stalled across age and income groups over the past year, while the sometimes rapid wage gains of the COVID-19 era have left workers as a whole little better off five years ...

By classifying workers as contractors, platform companies avoid paying core employment obligations while retaining tight control over how the work is done.

Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap

There Is No American Precedent for This

They aren’t raising prices — they’re engineering hunger.

The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold. The request Monday is the latest in a legal fight over how the SNAP program that helps 42 million Ame...

The corner offices of corporate America are home to some of the most influential executives in business today, notably chief executive officers (CEOs). ...

The Day Workers Took Back City Politics

How America’s Auto Loan Bubble Turned Working Families Into Collateral

But the economy is more tenuous than might be thought, being unduly moved by the ups and downs of trade and tariffs, and personal income growth badly lags lags profits.

But Not for You

This summer saw a remarkable surge for a usually sleepy earnings season, exclusive data from EPFR show.

Shares of gross domestic income: Compensation of employees, paid

Grocery chains have been driving up prices amid record profits, worrying consumers

The Justice Department advised families of victims of two 737 Max crashes that it was considering a plan to drop a previous agreement under which Boeing would have pleaded guilty.

The FBI is disbanding a squad in its Washington field office that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials.