Business and Economic News

Democrats are seeking largest-ever investment in affordable housing
The biggest problem facing the housing market is that there just aren't enough homes for people to buy or rent. In the aftermath of the housing market collapse and financial crisis more than a decade ago, about half of home-building companies went out of business.
Roads, transit, internet: What's in the infrastructure bill
The $1 trillion infrastructure plan that now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law has money for roads, bridges, ports, rail transit, safe water, the power grid, broadband internet and more.
Biden hails infrastructure win as 'monumental step forward'
President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed Congress' passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package as a “monumental step forward for the nation" after fractious fellow Democrats resolved a months-long standoff in their ranks to finally seal the deal.
House passes $1 trillion infrastructure plan, sending it to Biden's desk
After months of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill late Friday on a 228-206 vote, fulfilling a major priority for President Joe Biden's domestic agenda and cementing a political victory for Democrats.
The labor market is back on track after 531,000 jobs were added in October
U.S. employers added 531,000 new jobs as the unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent. Millions of would-be workers are still on the sidelines, though, leaving the pace of the recovery in doubt.
New chronic wasting disease test: Game-changer or unproven?
As Minnesota officials work to contain the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, research is developing new technology that can help track the disease. But there's disagreement over how and when to use the technology.