November 3, 2014
Four States Vote to Raise Minimum Wage
By JOSH BARRO
Minimum wage measures passed in Arkansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Alaska.
Business Leaders Cautiously Expect G.O.P. Win to Open Some Doors
By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
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A boy from Honduras watches TV at a Border Patrol detention facility in McAllen, Tex. An overhaul of immigration laws is a tough issue within the Republican Party.
Issues expected to get a new look include a corporate tax overhaul, environmental and financial regulation, trade deals and the Keystone oil pipeline.
State Wage Initiatives Fare Better Than Democrats
By SHAILA DEWAN
If the ballot measures on Tuesday were any measure, the issue has become unmoored from partisan politics, drawing support from both sides.
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Senator Mitch McConnell at the University of Louisville on Wednesday. Mr. McConnell said he had spoken with the president on advancing free trade agreements, and lamented the fact that the United States now has the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world.
As Power Shifts in Washington, Some See Chance for Tax and Fiscal Deals
By JONATHAN WEISMAN
Tax reform, international trade and budget policy may offer common ground for Democrats and Republicans in President Obama’s final two years in office.
November 5, 2014
What Democrats Don’t Get About the Minimum Wage
By JOSH BARRO
While increases to the minimum wage are popular among liberal voters, it’s not an issue that fires up the middle-class electorate.
October 31, 2014
What the Bank of Japan’s Surprise Move Means for the Global Economy
By NEIL IRWIN
It offers a reminder, or perhaps a warning, of just how hard it will be to get the global economy out of its deflationary funk.
October 30, 2014
Why the U.S. Has Fallen Behind in Internet Speed and Affordability
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
The lack of competition in the U.S. broadband industry could have long-term economic consequences for American competitiveness.
E.C.B. Signals Broader Action to Stimulate Europe’s Economy
By JACK EWING
The bank moved closer to the kind of large-scale government bond purchases used in the United States and left its benchmark interest rate unchanged.
U.S. Services Sector Activity Slows Again; Private Payrolls Gain
By REUTERS
The Institute for Supply Management said its services index fell to 57.1 last month from a reading of 58.6 in September.
European Union Lowers Growth Forecasts as Business Confidence Sags
By JAMES KANTER
The 28-member bloc adjusted its estimates after weak economic performance in France, Germany and Italy, and in the face of declining business confidence.
The Upshot
Kansas Faces Additional Revenue Shortfalls After Tax Cuts
By JOSH BARRO
Three more months of data are in, and the state is still collecting much less income tax than it expected.
U.S. Consumer Prices Barely Rise as Inflation Remains Muted
By REUTERS
The Labor Department said that its Consumer Price Index edged up 0.1 percent last month as a rise in food and shelter costs offset a broad decline in energy prices.
The Upshot
When a Stock Market Theory Is Contagious
By ROBERT J. SHILLER
Is the world economy suffering from “secular stagnation”? True or false, the idea alone could keep hurting stock prices.
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Flagging Exports Add to Germany’s Economic Shift
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DealBook: Fannie Mae Official Details Plans on Low Down Payment Mortgages
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U.S. Trade Deficit Rose in September on Weakened Global Demand
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DealBook: A Recent Surge of Leveraged Loans Rattles Regulators
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Little Opposition Seen in Some Votes to Raise State Minimum Wages
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The Week Ahead: European Union Economic Data, and October’s U.S. Job Figures
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Off the Charts: More Americans Are Preferring the Lease to the Mortgage
Special Section
Mutual Funds Report: Second Quarter
Mutual funds and E.T.F.s generally fared well in the second quarter, despite rumblings from global trouble spots and the Federal Reserve’s intention of reducing economic stimulus.
The Nation’s Economy, This Side of the Recession
By ALICIA PARLAPIANO, SHAILA DEWAN and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
In the five years since the United States began its slow climb out of the deepest recession since the 1930s, the job market has undergone a substantial makeover.
The Upshot
How the Recession Reshaped the Economy, in 255 Charts
By ALICIA PARLAPIANO and JEREMY ASHKENAS
Five years since the end of the Great Recession, the private sector has finally regained the nine million jobs it lost. But not all industries recovered equally.
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It's the Economy
Will the LeBron James Stimulus Be Good for Cleveland?
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
Some locals are hoping King James’s return will revive the city’s economy, but experts say these predictions are wildly inflated and unlikely to last.
Columnists
Economic Scene
Seeking New Tools to Address a Wage Gap
By EDUARDO PORTER
Redistributing income with taxes and transfers is largely failing to close the income gap. Perhaps it’s time to try a corporate approach.
Fair Game
Cracks in the Stress Tests of European Banks
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
All but a relative few European banks passed a recent exam regarding their soundness. But some findings in the European Central Bank’s report point to shortcomings.
Economic Scene
More Renters, Less Risk for Wall St.
By EDUARDO PORTER
Making meaningful reform to the financial system could require Americans to reconsider the assumption that homeownership is good for the economy.
High & Low Finance
Banks Again Avoid Having Any Skin in the Game
By FLOYD NORRIS
The Dodd-Frank overhaul aimed for banks to make loans with enough “risk-retention” to make them care about repayment, but the final rules appear to fall short of that.
Economic Scene
A Retreat From Weather Disasters
By EDUARDO PORTER
As the damages wrought by increasingly disruptive weather patterns have climbed around the world, the insurance industry seems to have quietly engaged in what looks a lot like a retreat.
Yellen’s Path to the Pinnacle
Milestones in the career of Janet L. Yellen, President Obama’s choice to be chief of the Federal Reserve, including video recollections from friends and colleagues.
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