Economy

New Jersey and New York were among the first states to report coronavirus cases in the spring when the pandemic surged in the Northeast.

The money will go to aid hospitality-related businesses hit hard by the coronavirus, private schools and people struggling to pay rent or utility bills.

Friday's figures reflect a faltering job market, slowed by a pandemic that is still causing consumers to avoid traveling, shopping and dining out.

The pandemic forced millions of American workers to do their jobs from home. How is this remote work experiment going a year later? And is working from anywhere the future?

The biggest winners in terms of per-pupil funding would be York City, Allentown, Reading, Pottstown, Scranton, and Norristown.

The president told House Democrats he would not back down from providing $1,400 payments in the package, but suggests checks could be targeted, a proposal Republicans pushed.

Wolf’s fiscal plan is winning him plaudits from education advocates but few friends in the GOP-controlled legislature, who see a tax increase as a “non-starter.”

Benjamin Lorr on his book "The Secret Life of Groceries," an investigation into the grocery store industry and the difficult lives of workers along the food supply chain.

2020 was a year of plenty for Delaware’s coffers. A year ago, ...

SEPTA made a push in 2020 to make transit more equitable and now Regional Rail may get the same treatment.

While previewing his coming budget address, Wolf noted that Philly is one of a handful of big cities that got direct federal aid for vaccines, separate from the state.

A labor economist by training, Yellen chaired the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. She also led the Council of Economic Advisers in the Clinton administration.

The coronavirus pandemic surges, the economy teeters and Republicans in Congress have signaled objections to many of Biden’s plans.

President-elect Biden announced a $1.9 trillion economic rescue package for tackling COVID and the recession. We'll discuss his relief plan and his environmental agenda.

It includes $1,400 checks for most Americans, which on top of $600 provided in the most recent COVID-19 bill would bring the total to the $2,000 that Biden has called for.