Author: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

With earnings season underway, a second straight quarter of declining S&P 500 profits would add to concerns about a possible recession by next year.

A growing number of businesses are adopting a four-day workweek to reduce burnout and bolster recruitment in a tight labor market.

The Federal Reserve seems poised to cut rates for the first time in a decade. How would a cut affect your credit cards, home equity lines, savings.

Nebraska ranks as best state to retire, followed by Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota and Florida, Bankrate.com survey shows. Maryland scores worst

Doubling U.S. minimum wage to $15 an hour would raise pay for up to 27 million workers and lift 1.3M from poverty but leave 1.3M jobless, CBO says.

Companies are pumping up job openings in ads and interviews to stand out amid near-record openings and a smaller pool of candidates

Economist Gary Shilling, who called several recent recessions, says the nation is probably already in a downturn. He cites recently weak job growth.

The S&P 500 index set a new record Thursday on a strong signal that the Fed could cut interest rates and on hopes for a trade war truce.

Millennials have been driving home sales the past few years but they’re doing so cautiously.

Employers added just 75,000 jobs in May. Economists had forecast 178,000 payroll gains