USA economy

FILE PHOTO: A worker cuts swimwear fabric to be used by swimwear company Helen Jon, which converted its manufacturing facilities to make non-medical grade face masks, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Los Angeles, California, US, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Global Economy

From zippers to glass, shortages of basic goods hobble US economy

Shortages of metals, plastics, wood and even liquor bottles are now the norm

Autonomous robots assemble an X model SUV at the BMW manufacturing facility in Greer, South Carolina, US November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller
USA

US manufacturing sector edges up in August

FILE PHOTO: A worker cuts swimwear fabric to be used by swimwear company Helen Jon, which converted its manufacturing facilities to make non-medical grade face masks, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Los Angeles, California, US, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Global Economy

US labor revival in doubt as Delta raises worries about 'back to school'

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Analysis

Can Joe Biden recreate the US economy he grew up with?

United States President Joe Biden. Photo: Collected.
Global Economy

Biden: American Rescue Plan is sowing signs of hope for US economy

FILE PHOTO: A worker cuts swimwear fabric to be used by swimwear company Helen Jon, which converted its manufacturing facilities to make non-medical grade face masks, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Los Angeles, California, US, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Global Economy

One year into pandemic, sky begins to clear over US economy

FILE PHOTO: Containers are loaded onto a ship, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, US, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
Global Economy

US economic growth to hit 4.6% in 2021, slow by end of decade, CBO says

No thanks. Photographer: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images via Bloomberg
Analysis

America has opted for a bad recession