Economy

Reparations for African Americans has long been a sticking point for a redress to this nation’s reckoning with both its historical wrongs and its contemporary consequences. Experts on the matter weigh in on the practicality and economics of reparations.

Reparations for African Americans has long been a sticking point for a redress to this nation’s reckoning with both its historical wrongs and its contemporary consequences. Experts on the matter weigh in on the practicality and economics of reparations.

The U.S. job economy has had ups and downs. North Carolina has started to show signs of recovery.

As world leaders haggle over climate commitments in Glasgow, Scotland, climate watchers are looking for signs of progress — or lack thereof.  North Carolina environmental economist Jared Woollacott shares what to look for, and whether he's optimistic.

North Carolina's unemployment rate has fallen for the ninth consecutive month.

Local governments across North Carolina have mostly weathered the economic downturn that came with the coronavirus pandemic. Stimulus programs and a rebounding economy mean property tax collections and sales tax revenues are getting back to normal. But some other areas remain weak, like travel and tourism tax revenues.

The report for the Environmental Defense Fund tallies potential costs of climate change over the next 20 to 30 years in eight areas, including real estate, health and safety, tourism and various industrial sectors.

Wednesday, March 25, 2020Gyms, theaters, hair and nail salons have been ordered to close along with restaurants because of the coronavirus pandemic. We…

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020For the third time in a week, steep stock losses over coronavirus concerns triggered a halt in trading Monday. But that's just one…