Economy

The president proposed the idea on his Truth Social media platform Sunday, five days after his Republican Party lost elections in Virginia, New Jersey and elsewhere.

The economic challenges have played out in different ways at the local level. Most New Jersey voters said property taxes were a “major problem."

Gold and silver prices surged to record highs in the past week – a pattern often tied to investor uncertainty. But how uncertain could they be when stock are booming?

Many people are feeling squeezed in today’s economy, with the prospect of affording college and a house, as well as saving for retirement, feeling further out of reach.

The ongoing impasse has stalled billions of dollars from going to schools and social services, and it has no certain end in sight.

The failure of Congress to keep the government open means that hundreds of thousands of federal workers could be furloughed or laid off.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that roughly 750,000 federal employees could be furloughed each day of the shutdown.

Here are six key takeaways from the report and a panel discussion hosted by The Welcoming Center and WHYY on Thursday.

More than 200,000 women have quit this year alone. That’s the steepest decline in four decades and washes away many of the job gains from the pandemic.

Are Trump’s economic policies eroding free-market capitalism? We hash it out with a Libertarian and a Republican.

Traffic is expected to increase as services go away. Downtown Philly can’t absorb much more, a business group says.

Thanks to a “unique mix” of characteristics, Pennsylvania keeps running, even without a budget. But that isn’t necessarily a good thing.

State Rep. Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester, is circulating a plan to divide up state tax revenue into three regions to sidestep future funding disputes.

Buy now, pay later apps are growing in popularity, especially among young shoppers. Some financial experts say these convenient apps are cause for concern.

The state’s independent, private colleges contributed more than $29 billion to local communities in 2024, according to a report they commissioned.