Mark Whitehouse

In many ways, bankers seem to be getting ready for Britain’s exit from the European Union. Bank of America is setting up a new Paris office. A Deutsche Bank executive received a multimillion-euro bonus for overseeing preparations. Estimates of the number of jobs to be moved from the UK to other…

There’s a pretty good argument that US companies are using the power that comes with increasing size and market dominance to hold down workers’ wages. But is this phenomenon also holding back the entire economy? Judging from data on industrial production, that’s a distinct possibility. …

America’s female workers deserve more appreciation: They’re playing a crucial role in helping the US economy grow without stoking unwanted inflation. By many measures, the US is at or near full employment, the point at which demand for workers should push up wages and prices. The unemployment…

Donald Trump isn't the president one might expect to narrow the disparities between black and white Americans. Yet under his watch, that's just what is happening in the labor market. Blacks in America face a litany of barriers to gainful employment. They're more likely to grow up in…