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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 03: A pedestrian walks by a Now Hiring sign outside of a Lamps Plus store on June 03, 2021 in San Francisco, California. According to a U.S. Labor Department report, jobless claims fell for a fifth straight week to 385,000. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

U.S. job growth picks up in May, signaling progress on hiring workers

By Olivia Rockeman, Reade Pickert, and others

A waiter wears a protective mask at a restaurant in the West Village neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Manhattan’s restaurants are struggling with a labor shortage that threatens to hobble the industry’s comeback just as it’s getting started. Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg

U.S. job openings surged to a record high 8.12 million in March

By Olivia Rockeman and Bloomberg

A shopper holds Macy’s Inc. and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. branded shopping bags in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. U.S. retail sales probably swelled in March thanks to faster hiring, the distribution of federal stimulus checks, a steady pace of Covid-19 vaccinations and fewer restrictions on stores across the country. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Surge in retail sales shows signs of U.S. economic recovery

By Olivia Rockeman and Bloomberg

MIAMI, FLORIDA – MARCH 05: A ‘we are hiring’ sign in front of a store on March 05, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The restaurant is looking to hire more workers as the U.S. unemployment rate drops to 6.2 percent, as many restaurants and bars reopen. Officials credit the job growth to declining new COVID-19 cases and broadening vaccine immunization that has helped more businesses reopen with greater capacity. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Number of applications for unemployment benefits fall to the lowest in a year

By Olivia Rockeman and Bloomberg

A “For Lease” sign is attached to the side of a residential apartment building in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. The median monthly rate for a studio in San Francisco tumbled 31% in September from a year earlier to $2,285, compared with a 0.5% decline nationally, according to data released Tuesday by Realtor.com.

U.S. home sales unexpectedly drop to lowest point since June

By Olivia Rockeman and Bloomberg

An entrance area to Disneyland stands empty on September 30, 2020 in Anaheim, California. Disney is laying off 28,000 workers amid the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on theme parks, just one company to announce large layoffs this week.

From Disney to Shell, companies announced tens of thousands of job cuts over just one day

By Olivia Rockeman, Scott Lanman, and others

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Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy

By David Wethe, Olivia Rockeman, and others

A man wearing a face mask walks past a sign “Now Hiring” in front of a store amid the coronavirus pandemic on May 14, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. – Another 3 million people filed initial unemployment claims last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Department of Labor. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / […]

What is the real unemployment rate? Your questions about that shocking jobs report, answered

By Reade Pickert, Olivia Rockeman, and others

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MARCH 03: Thai are temperature scanned before receiving a free face mask at The Ministry of Public Health to receive one free surgical mask per person on March 3, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand reported its first Covid-19 related death on Saturday, February 29. On Sunday, Thailand's Public Health Ministry, redesignated Covid-19 as a dangerous communicable disease, allowing Thai authorities to take more drastic measures to fight the virus. Thai people have been standing in queues at pharmacies hoping to purchase more face masks and hand sanitizing gel to help protect themselves, but are currently only able to find masks at government handout stations. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

The coronavirus outbreak could drag down debt-bloated companies. These are some of the most vulnerable

By Denise Wee, Olivia Rockeman, and others

A view of the skyscraper at 220 Central Park South from the ground.

The 10 Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019

By Olivia Rockeman and Bloomberg

Prunes get a trade war rebrand

The U.S.-China Trade War Is Forcing Prunes to Rebrand as a Millennial Superfood

By Olivia Rockeman, Denitsa Tsekova, and others

For vegans, fast food chains such as Burger King selling faux-meat burgers are happy to cook patties on separate grills.

Fast Food Chains Grilling Faux Burgers for Vegans and Flexitarians Face Challenges

By Leslie Patton, Deena Shanker, and others

Flagging global lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret is facing another image problem.

L Brands’ Shares Slide as its CEO’s Ties to Epstein Scrutinized

By Jordyn Holman, Olivia Rockeman, and others

A bottle of Jim Beam bourbon sitting next to a glass of bourbon on the rocks

Fire at Jim Beam Ruins 45,000 Barrels of ‘Young Whiskey.’ Retail Value? Up to $300 Million

By Olivia Rockeman and Bloomberg

The RealReal’s store on Madison Avenue in New York City, one of three boutiques the online luxury fashion reseller has opened.

The RealReal Shares Rise on Heels of $300 Million IPO Debut

By Michael Hytha, Olivia Rockeman, and others