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Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

Amazon announced a reorganization that will result in the elimination of 14,000 jobs — and said AI is a leading cause.

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New boycotts of Amazon, Uber and Pepsi Co. are happening all September, and a new group is calling for an extended national economic blackout this fall. These are the latest in a long string of ...

The government shutdown delayed the jobs report and may postpone other key economic data. Here is what economists are looking at instead.

Beijing has long backed U.S.-sanctioned Tehran as part of efforts to deepen its strategic and economic heft in the Middle East. In 2021, they signed a 25-year cooperation deal, though full details ...

Economists think inflation around the U.S. continued to climb in September, edging farther away from the Fed's 2% annual target.