Worker productivity increased at a faster pace in the first three months of this year than previously estimated, wage pressures moderated and an important measure of business activity showed the service sector skirted recession in May.

Organized labor and business groups are facing off in an increasingly intense battle over legislation that would make it easier to organize unions, as labor seeks to bolster its dwindling ranks and propel its agenda for working Americans.

The tumult in the U.S. economy finally is starting to affect an industry that has enjoyed years of growth: major league sports. The NBA is laying off employees. Major League Baseball attendance has dropped after four straight record years. The NFL says r

Gov. Mitch Daniels was on hand Wednesday for the announcement that Golden Rule Insurance Co. plans to create roughly 220 jobs with a customer care center in Vincennes. Daniels says the Indianapolis-based company's plans should be a big boost for the Vinc

Laurence Kerr, a former minister-counselor for economic affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, puts Mexico's economy in historical context and illustrates that continuing issues including immigration, security, and oil industry policies threaten its