Economy

South Jersey U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross is one of the early sponsors of the minimum wage bill.

Pennsylvania has a new spending plan worth nearly $34 billion. In this video, PA Post reporter Ed Mahon explains what didn’t make into the details — and why.

State leaders will transfer $317 million into the state's rainy day fund.

Gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost pay for as many as 27 million workers, but it could also cost as many as 1.3 million jobs by 2025.

Last week, Philadelphia Energy Solutions announced it would close its South Philadelphia oil refinery following a nearly catastrophic fire. What's next for the site?

If you want to own a plot of lunar land, there are websites that will sell you one. Are those websites for real?

With the PES refinery expected to shut down later this month, the union representing 640 workers will begin bargaining for severance pay on Wednesday.

Here's all you need to know about how fast sports betting is growing in New Jersey: the East Coast state took in more sports bets last month than Nevada did to lead the nation

The U.S. and China have agreed to restart trade talks, and the Trump administration will hold off for now adding new and costly tariffs on some $300 billion in Chinese imports

As part of the deal, Mexican officials "agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration," Trump tweeted.

Pa.’s unemployment rate has been on the decline over the last year but the picture is different when looking at individual areas across the state.

Ahead of next month’s state budget negotiations, Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office has released a report reassuring lawmakers that revenues are stable.

We discuss the escalating trade war between China and the U.S., and the effect it could have on the markets, consumers, farmers and companies.

Deepening its trade battle with the U.S. and sending financial markets spinning, China announced tariff hikes Monday on $60 billion of American goods.

We need to acknowledge the reality that presidents typically get re-hired when voters believe the economy is on the upswing.