Economy

Amazon Warehouse Workers in New York City Join Protest
The workers’ union hopes that adding employees at the Staten Island warehouse to a protest started by delivery drivers will increase pressure on Amazon.
By Santul Nerkar and Noam Scheiber
For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief
Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls to help the economy, experts say.
By Patricia Cohen
A Shutdown’s Economic Toll: Less Spending, More Uncertainty
A short lapse in funding would probably do only modest damage. But it could send a troubling signal about government dysfunction.
By Ben Casselman
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Sped Up in November
The Personal Consumption Expenditures index climbed 2.4 percent from a year earlier, though the report’s details were more subdued than expected.
By Jeanna Smialek
Starbucks Workers Begin a Strike in 3 Cities on Friday
The walkouts in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle come after talks between the company and the workers’ union failed to produce an agreement on raises.
By Noam Scheiber
Nvidia’s Booming A.I. Business Collides With U.S.-Chinese Tensions
The chipmaker expects more than $10 billion in foreign sales this year, but the Biden administration is advancing rules that could curb that growth.
By Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur
Amazon Delivery Drivers at Seven Hubs Walk Out
The retail giant said it expected its operations to be largely unaffected by the strike of some drivers at contracting firms Amazon uses to deliver packages.
By Noam Scheiber and Santul Nerkar
Where Does a ‘Remarkable’ U.S. Economy Go From Here?
America’s economy is far outstripping its peers, but there are serious risks, including from the president-elect.
By Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson
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The Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates By a Quarter Percentage Point
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, announced the central bank’s final interest rate cut for the year and suggested only two more reductions in 2025.
By McKinnon de Kuyper
The Economy Is Finally Stable. Is That About to Change?
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s proposals on tariffs, immigration, taxes and deregulation may have far-reaching and contradictory effects, adding uncertainty to forecasts.
By Ben Casselman