Economy

Just last week, another 2.1 million people filed for unemployment benefits, the Labor Department said Thursday.

One researcher says small-scale disruptions are common in the illegal drug trade, but the chaos seen in recent months is nearly unprecedented.

Second-quarter earnings are sure to be worse because the casinos have been shut all of April and, so far, May, with no reopening date scheduled.

That hesitancy in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak could muffle any recovery from what has been the sharpest and swiftest economic downturn in U.S. history

Meanwhile, payrolls fell by more than 1 million to the lowest level in at least three decades.

After slashing expectations for state revenue in the coming fiscal year, a state council has added some of that revenue back into their projection.

Many popular brands including Nordstrom and Gap now sell nonmedical grade face masks to meet consumer demand, but experts say mask sales are a drop in the bucket.

As the coronavirus continues to upend the job market, many people have started wondering how they will make their rent and mortgage payments on the first of the month.

The Republicans who signed the letter to Gov. John Carney want him to start the first phase of reopening this weekend, not his June 1 target date.

A Texas-based home decor retailer has filed a motion seeking bankruptcy court approval to begin a wind-down of its retail operations.

The social network is positioning its new commerce feature as a way to help small businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Analysts say that businesses and their customers, through their actions, will decide when the economy opens up again.

N.J. beaches will be open just in time for Memorial Day weekend. But how could a socially-distanced Jersey Shore change the close culture beach-goers love?

The company is slimming down to focus on rides and food delivery while cutting $1 billion in costs this year.

While casinos and local unions formulate guidelines for reopening, city government fights off a referendum and out-of-work residents line up for food.