Economy

The Wolf administration has laid off about 2,500 part-time and seasonal employees and interns as the financial fallout from the coronavirus deepens.

Governor says delay is due to ‘a number of moving parts,’ such as how state will pay its own bills, amount of federal support

The stimulus program also includes increased unemployment benefits — even for gig workers.

Amazon continues to expand its Philadelphia-area presence, closing in on a lease in Bucks County.

We talk about the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill the Senate passed on Wednesday, the details of the package, and how it might impact individuals and the economy.

"There are going to be a lot more," says the ranking Democrat on the Senate labor and industry committee.

“I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter," he said during a Fox News virtual town hall.

At the Capitol, tempers flared and emotions were raw as senators wrangled over critically needed aid.

The announcement Monday is part of the Fed's ongoing efforts to support the flow of credit through an economy ravaged by the viral outbreak.

Workers on Wednesday packed into buses before dawn for the drive to the Shell cracker plant in Beaver County.

Greenville, a small town in northwestern Pennsylvania, is one of more than a dozen municipalities struggling so badly they get extra help from the state government.

One chef offers free, daily ‘family meals’ to industry workers, whose futures are uncertain due to restaurant and bar closures, layoffs and confusion.

Coronavirus will disrupt Philadelphia’s real estate market but each sector will feel the impact differently.

The Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next mont ...

Coronavirus has brought the idea of unconditional cash transfers, a policy being experimented with in Philly, to the national stage.