The Bradford Era

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales slid in August by the most since January as tight supplies and rising prices discouraged potential buyers. The Natio...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose slightly last week, yet remained at a low level consistent with a solid job ma...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturing activity in New York state contracted in August at the fastest pace since the Great Recession, pulled down by sharp de...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apartment rents are up. So are prices for restaurant meals, haircuts, gym memberships and a cup of coffee. For American consumers wh...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When are workers employees? When are they contractors? The Labor Department issued new guidance Wednesday intended to help companies...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans cut back their spending at stores and restaurants last month, a sign that they remain cautious despite robust job growth i...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebounding from a dismal start to the year, the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in April, a solid gain that suggested that employers...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers in 31 U.S. states cut jobs last month as weak economic growth weighed on hiring and a slowdown in oil and gas drilling cau...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market remains a frustrating place for America’s 9 million unemployed — perhaps more so as hiring has accelerated along with...