Economy

Student loan debt has more then doubled in the last decade to $1.5 trillion. We look at the causes, consequences and possible policy solutions for tackling student debt.

The Economic Opportunity Act offered companies big tax breaks to move to or expand in N.J. It worked for Camden. Now critics say the program needs to change.

Critics say the Consumer Protection Bureau is siding with the very industry it is supposed to regulate and is scrapping a rule that would have protected borrowers.

The Garden State is fourth to gradually increase its minimum wage to $15. By 2024, most minimum wage workers will be earning that hourly rate.

"Puerto Rico has taken an important step toward its total financial recovery," Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in a statement.

What to know and what to watch for on Tuesday

N.J. pension officials are finalizing a $100 million stake in a private-equity fund to buy and lease farmland in West, Midwest and the Mississippi Delta.

The economy is growing at a "solid rate" and inflation is hovering near the Federal Reserve's target, the central bank said Wednesday.

The report says that because of the shutdown, which lasted from Dec. 22 through last Friday, about $18 billion in discretionary government spending was delayed.

The Fed defined ghosting on the job as "a situation where a worker stops coming to work without notice and then is impossible to contact."

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A corner store on a mission, Rowhouse Grocery in Point Breeze is a posh yet accessible oasis in a supermarket desert.

 An estimated 1.8 million low-income Pennsylvanians currently receive the benefits.

Year Up has helped thousands of students get job training and find work, but the organization is having some trouble convincing potential participants that it's not a scam.

The commission said the legislative surplus was $138 million when the year ended in June. A year ago, the commission pegged the surplus at $95 million.