ECONOMIC POLICY

President Joe Biden is set to block Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, a major industry move.

The vice president’s campaign will detail efforts to boost small businesses to help draw a contrast with former president Donald Trump.

Elon Musk may seek to join Trump’s government efficiency commission, raising concerns about conflicts of interest and federal spending cuts.

Top U.S. Postal Service officials are considering plans to allow slower mail delivery for long-distance and rural service to cut costs.

Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are pushing economic ideas that – whatever their merits – could raise prices on many goods and services, some economists said.

Harris’s proposal sparked controversy and backlash from various groups.

Kamala Harris's plan to eliminate taxes on tips includes income caps and aims to support service workers.

Democrats said her proposals, such as addressing “price-gouging” at grocery stores and high prescription drug costs, would address Americans’ daily concerns.

The program, which has seen a dramatic drop in collections in recent years, has been beset by complaints about its opaque and lumbering process.

The CFTC's crackdown on political futures contracts faces stiff resistance as some sites want to allow wagers of millions of dollars.

The vice president’s speech on Friday is expected to reflect her most thorough articulation yet of her economic priorities.

The vice president’s policy approach is expected to largely mirror President Joe Biden’s, with changes in rhetoric and some key aspects.

Exempting tips from taxes could cost the federal government billions, but the plans championed by Trump and Harris wouldn’t go far for most low-income workers.

Though described as a “Marxist economist,” Donald J. Harris pushed strikingly pragmatic policies as a key adviser for Jamaica’s government over several decades.

The financial services industry has blocked the Biden administration from requiring brokers to put retirees’ needs first — above lucrative commissions.

Far more taxpayers than projected claimed the Inflation Reduction Act incentives on solar panels, heat pumps and other climate-friendly projects, data shows.

The industry seeks a toehold in a lucrative market, which could tie bitcoin and other digital assets more closely to traditional finance — and bring some risk for retirees.

Senate Republicans blocked legislation to cut taxes for working families and extend some corporate tax breaks, dooming a bipartisan compromise the House had approved.