The American labor market could shift into lower gear this spring, a turnaround that economists have been anticipating for months following a strong recovery from the pandemic shock. As the Labor Department reported on Friday, employers added 175,000 jobs in April, falling short of forecasts. The unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent. A slower expansion,…
First came containers full of equipment for a remote, renovated property on the edge of the forest. It had housed a riding academy and a café, but was converted for a mysterious business. Then muscular young men appeared, jogging through the trees at odd hours and talking to each other in English. Juozas Banevicius, who…
In a meeting with President Biden on Tuesday, congressional leaders said they were optimistic about averting a partial government shutdown at the end of the week but had no plan to do so before Friday’s deadline. Speaker Mike Johnson, who is under intense pressure from Mr. Biden, Democrats and Senate Republicans to agree to a…
