Economy

Can new technologies bring middle-skill jobs, like manufacturing, back to the United States? And how can workers, companies and the government help transition our labor force into a high-tech future?

International tourists, especially from China, aren't visiting the U.S. the way they used to. The slowdown is being felt by retailers such as Tiffany and others that rely on money from tourists.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks about whether automation and robots, or bad trade policies pose a bigger threat to jobs in America.

Which poses a bigger threat to jobs in America: automation and robots, or bad trade policies?

The U.S. and Europe have been arguing over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing for years. But now businesses with no connection to aviation — and U.S. consumers — are paying the price.

House Republicans go where they're not invited. Mark Zuckerberg is grilled on Capitol Hill.

We do not have a Brexit-free edition of the international News Roundup. Sky News does.

More car buyers are taking out longer-term loans. And many are rolling over unpaid debt from their last car into their new loans. If you're stretching out your car loan, we'd love to hear from you.

Democratic presidential candidates have divergent world views on whether automation or trade policy is to blame for lost jobs.

Unions and their supporters around the country are assessing whether the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors is a sign of renewed labor power.

UAW members at General Motors' largest factories vote Wednesday and Thursday on a tentative contract agreement. Ratification would end the longest strike against GM since 1970.

The federal government hopes to hire around half a million workers by next spring to complete the 2020 census. But it's running into trouble with low unemployment and background-check delays.