The Agency at the Center of America’s Tech Fight With China
“When you start cutting off capital profits that can flow into R&D, many of them coming from the huge Chinese market, you really undermine our...
In Between Stimulus Payments, Retail Sales Decline
President Biden signed into law a nearly $1.9 trillion relief plan last week, and direct payments of $1,400 per person are already making their way...
Biden Gains Two Key Economic Advisers
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed two key members of President Biden’s economic team on Tuesday, ushering in Gina Raimondo, a former governor of Rhode Island...
Stimulus Checks Helped Personal Income Surge in January
The American economic recovery came perilously close to falling off a cliff at the end of last year. But government aid arrived just in time...
Biden Reinstates Aluminum Tariffs, Reversing Trump’s Decision
But in a proclamation issued late Monday evening, Mr. Biden said the concerns that had fueled the tariffs in the first place still existed. “In...
As Senate Weighs Biden’s Commerce Pick, Here’s What to Watch
WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department has taken on new importance in recent years, with wide-ranging authority over issues as broad as technology exports and climate...
Biden Selects Heads of Labor, Commerce and Small Business Agencies
Ms. Raimondo, a moderate Democrat with a background in the financial industry, has served as governor since 2015. She is seen as a relatively traditional...
Biden Picks Rhode Island Governor for Commerce Secretary
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to announce Gina M. Raimondo, the governor of Rhode Island, as his commerce secretary, a key...
New Signs of Economic Distress Emerge as Trump Imperils Aid Deal
With the fate of a federal aid package suddenly thrown into doubt by President Trump, economic data on Wednesday showed why the help is so...
More Hacking Attacks Found, Officials Warn of Risk to U.S. Government
President Trump has yet to say anything about the attack.Echoing the government’s warning, Microsoft said Thursday that it had identified 40 companies, government agencies and...