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Trump administration expands overtime to 1 million workers

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Most Americans earning less than $35,308 a year will now be paid time and a half for any work over 40 hours a week. The rule is a scaled back version of an Obama-era proposal.

EU court rules in favor of Google on search engine issue

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

The case stems from a 2014 ruling that said people have the right to control what appears when their name is searched online. The court said that right does not extend beyond the European Union.

4 reasons it’s hard to become a sustainable business

By Gretchen Frazee

The head of the United Nations is setting a daunting goal at the U.N. climate summit in New York this week: completely transform the world’s economies to be more sustainable and find solutions to climate change.

Why extreme climate scenarios no longer seem so unlikely

By Paul Solman

The United Nations has called climate change the “defining issue of our time.” But new analyses suggest the planet’s temperature will rise by even more than the UN had estimated -- and that warming creates ever-increasing energy consumption due to…

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Why the Fed might not have many tools to fight the next recession

By Michael W. Klein

If a recession hits, the Fed might need to lower rates below zero, which could cause other problems in the financial system.

Column: Studying Elizabeth Warren’s plan to fix Social Security

By Philip Moeller

Warren’s proposal is based on a lot of solid evidence, writes columnist Philip Moeller, but it also seeks to fix larger-scale problems for which there are no easy solutions.

What Fed’s 2nd interest rate cut in 3 months says about the U.S. economy

The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time in three months in a bid to keep the U.S. economy growing. What indicators are driving the recent rate reductions, and what is the larger influence of economists on…

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California adds wage and benefit protections for gig workers

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

The closely watched proposal could have national implications as lawmakers, businesses and unions confront the changing nature of work and the rise of the so-called gig economy.

How the Federal Reserve rate cut could affect your finances

By Gretchen Frazee

The Fed’s reduction of the federal funds rate is only one of many factors that affect the U.S. economy, but it can still trigger shifts that trickle down into Americans’ finances.