WSJ Economy

New research shows that the ranks of the higher earners have grown markedly over the last 50 years, while the lower rungs of the middle class have shrunk.

The labor market is holding together, but the hopeful story of reacceleration has given way to a narrower question: How much damage will the Iran war do?

America’s role as a major oil-and-gas exporter tempts President Trump to walk away from the Strait of Hormuz and wield leverage over others.

The president has said his policies, including steep tariffs and strict immigration policies, will boost the economy.

Healthcare continued to drive gains in employment, while better weather in March also helped.

The ruling clears the way for an appeal that would threaten to delay the confirmation of Trump’s pick to lead the central bank.

Work in healthcare, including nursing, boomed again in March. The sector has provided some of the most consistent job growth since the 1980s.

S&P Global’s purchasing managers index for services providers fell to 49.8 points in March from 51.7 in February as a rise in energy prices brought on by the war in the Middle East eroded confidence.

The U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department said Friday, far exceeding expectations.

Developments with the war in the Middle East will remain at the center of investors’ minds as heightened uncertainties remain over when the war will end.

Wall Street economists are expecting a March jobs rebound, but a disappointing report would confirm deeper concerns about the economy.

The metro area the state’s capital is drawing buyers from Boston and New York City, and it doesn’t have enough housing stock.

The survey indicated that for now, cost pressures remained modest in China’s services sector, allowing firms to discount their own prices.

Consumers are feeling pain at the pump, but the U.S. is faring better than other parts of the world. How long can the economy hold out?

Altered rates on finished products made with steel, aluminum and copper would simplify compliance, but could effectively raise costs for many imports.

The central bank last month left its key interest rate unchanged at 2%, but set out a number of ways in which developments in the Iran War might affect the eurozone’s economic outlook.

U.S. jobless claims declined last week, with little sign so far that the rise in global energy prices prompted by the conflict in the Middle East is scarring employment.

The U.S. trade deficit increased in February, continuing a bumpy stretch for international flows of goods amid fast-changing U.S. policy.

Swiss inflation last month rose to its highest level since March last year and imported oil-and-gas price increases are expected to raise inflation in the coming year.

South Korea’s headline inflation accelerated in March—the first reading since the Middle East conflict began—highlighting the early effects of surging energy costs on the trade-reliant economy.