Jordan’s Prime Minister Quits as Protesters Demand an End to Austerity It was unclear if the government, squeezed by Persian Gulf kingdoms and Western lenders, would drop plans to raise taxes and prices. By RANA F. SWEIS
Frank C. Carlucci, Diplomat and Defense Secretary to Reagan, Dies at 87 In his wide-ranging government career, Mr. Carlucci was an expert budget-whacker and, to presidents and cabinet secretaries, an indispensable No. 2 man. By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
In Vancouver, a Housing Frenzy That Even Owners Want to End Facing a crisis of affordability, officials are trying to reduce real estate demand through a package of tax measures, some aimed at foreign buyers. By CONOR DOUGHERTY
Within Trump’s Trade Factions, Nations Look for a Friendly Face Divisions and reversals on trade under President Trump have flummoxed U.S. allies and rivals, who are courting whichever advisers they think will listen. By KEITH BRADSHER
The Jobs Recovery: A Longer View With the monthly job-creation streak continuing to set records, the data shed light both on the rebound from the recession and on what’s left to be desired. By BEN CASSELMAN
Trump Touts Jobs Report Before Official Release, Breaking Protocol A tweet “looking forward” to a Labor Department report an hour before its release drew swift condemnation. The report showed strong job growth. By JIM TANKERSLEY and MATT PHILLIPS
New Milestones in Jobs Report Signal a Bustling Economy With a gain of 223,000 jobs and unemployment at its lowest point since 2000, the trends are encouraging but unlikely to prompt the Federal Reserve to intervene. By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
The Economy Can Handle Steel and Aluminum Tariffs. The Real Risk Is Erratic Policy. The near-term costs of steel and aluminum tariffs are manageable; the longer-term costs of potential trade wars with the entire world are greater By NEIL IRWIN
China Cuts Tariffs Ahead of U.S. Commerce Secretary’s Visit to Beijing The decision will lower trade barriers on an eclectic range of imports, but on few American goods. By KEITH BRADSHER
White House to Impose Metal Tariffs on E.U., Canada and Mexico Tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are meant to fulfill President Trump’s vows to protect American industry, but they are drawing a fierce response. By ANA SWANSON
Teachers Find Public Support as Campaign for Higher Pay Goes to Voters In a survey, nearly three in four American adults said teachers’ salaries were too low. The sentiment crossed party lines, even if raises meant higher taxes. By DANA GOLDSTEIN and BEN CASSELMAN
On Money China Won’t Play in This World Cup. It Still Hopes to Profit. Scandals involving the host, Russia and soccer’s governing body, FIFA, offer opportunities for Chinese soft-power ambitions. By BROOK LARMER
Italy’s Political Crisis: The Danger It Poses for the Global Economy One thing that has become clear over the last decade is how effects can spread unpredictably across countries in times of financial disruption. By NEIL IRWIN
Economic Scene The Profound Social Cost of American Exceptionalism Rich and technologically advanced, the United States continues to accept a degree of dysfunction that would be intolerable in any other rich society. By EDUARDO PORTER
Italian President’s Loyalty to the Euro Creates Chaos President Sergio Mattarella enraged populists, who called for his impeachment, by rejecting a cabinet minister he feared would lead Italy out of the eurozone. By JASON HOROWITZ
Trump Moves to Ease the Firing of Federal Workers The president aims to peel back labor protections and curb the power of government unions, which assailed the actions. By NOAM SCHEIBER
Single-Payer Health Care in California: Here’s What It Would Take Universal state health coverage has rallied Democrats in the governor’s race. But even with the state’s size and wealth, it would be hard to achieve. By PATRICIA COHEN and REED ABELSON
Tax Break, or Kickback? Energy Benefit Becomes a Lightning Rod A federal incentive aimed at builders is at the center of a dispute over whether public agencies can use it — and how they can pass it along. By PATRICIA COHEN
Turkey’s Currency Plunges, Potentially Threatening Erdogan’s Re-election Bid The president called early elections hoping to get out ahead of economic troubles, but the lira’s dive caught up with him before the June vote. By CARLOTTA GALL
Economic Scene Whites’ Unease Shadows the Politics of a More Diverse America As the country heads for a time when no group makes up a majority, the change may affect white attitudes in far more than racial and economic matters. By EDUARDO PORTER
Jordan’s Prime Minister Quits as Protesters Demand an End to Austerity It was unclear if the government, squeezed by Persian Gulf kingdoms and Western lenders, would drop plans to raise taxes and prices. By RANA F. SWEIS
Frank C. Carlucci, Diplomat and Defense Secretary to Reagan, Dies at 87 In his wide-ranging government career, Mr. Carlucci was an expert budget-whacker and, to presidents and cabinet secretaries, an indispensable No. 2 man. By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
In Vancouver, a Housing Frenzy That Even Owners Want to End Facing a crisis of affordability, officials are trying to reduce real estate demand through a package of tax measures, some aimed at foreign buyers. By CONOR DOUGHERTY
Within Trump’s Trade Factions, Nations Look for a Friendly Face Divisions and reversals on trade under President Trump have flummoxed U.S. allies and rivals, who are courting whichever advisers they think will listen. By KEITH BRADSHER
The Jobs Recovery: A Longer View With the monthly job-creation streak continuing to set records, the data shed light both on the rebound from the recession and on what’s left to be desired. By BEN CASSELMAN
Trump Touts Jobs Report Before Official Release, Breaking Protocol A tweet “looking forward” to a Labor Department report an hour before its release drew swift condemnation. The report showed strong job growth. By JIM TANKERSLEY and MATT PHILLIPS
New Milestones in Jobs Report Signal a Bustling Economy With a gain of 223,000 jobs and unemployment at its lowest point since 2000, the trends are encouraging but unlikely to prompt the Federal Reserve to intervene. By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
The Economy Can Handle Steel and Aluminum Tariffs. The Real Risk Is Erratic Policy. The near-term costs of steel and aluminum tariffs are manageable; the longer-term costs of potential trade wars with the entire world are greater By NEIL IRWIN
China Cuts Tariffs Ahead of U.S. Commerce Secretary’s Visit to Beijing The decision will lower trade barriers on an eclectic range of imports, but on few American goods. By KEITH BRADSHER
White House to Impose Metal Tariffs on E.U., Canada and Mexico Tariffs on imported steel and aluminum are meant to fulfill President Trump’s vows to protect American industry, but they are drawing a fierce response. By ANA SWANSON
Teachers Find Public Support as Campaign for Higher Pay Goes to Voters In a survey, nearly three in four American adults said teachers’ salaries were too low. The sentiment crossed party lines, even if raises meant higher taxes. By DANA GOLDSTEIN and BEN CASSELMAN
On Money China Won’t Play in This World Cup. It Still Hopes to Profit. Scandals involving the host, Russia and soccer’s governing body, FIFA, offer opportunities for Chinese soft-power ambitions. By BROOK LARMER
Italy’s Political Crisis: The Danger It Poses for the Global Economy One thing that has become clear over the last decade is how effects can spread unpredictably across countries in times of financial disruption. By NEIL IRWIN
Economic Scene The Profound Social Cost of American Exceptionalism Rich and technologically advanced, the United States continues to accept a degree of dysfunction that would be intolerable in any other rich society. By EDUARDO PORTER
Italian President’s Loyalty to the Euro Creates Chaos President Sergio Mattarella enraged populists, who called for his impeachment, by rejecting a cabinet minister he feared would lead Italy out of the eurozone. By JASON HOROWITZ
Trump Moves to Ease the Firing of Federal Workers The president aims to peel back labor protections and curb the power of government unions, which assailed the actions. By NOAM SCHEIBER
Single-Payer Health Care in California: Here’s What It Would Take Universal state health coverage has rallied Democrats in the governor’s race. But even with the state’s size and wealth, it would be hard to achieve. By PATRICIA COHEN and REED ABELSON
Tax Break, or Kickback? Energy Benefit Becomes a Lightning Rod A federal incentive aimed at builders is at the center of a dispute over whether public agencies can use it — and how they can pass it along. By PATRICIA COHEN
Turkey’s Currency Plunges, Potentially Threatening Erdogan’s Re-election Bid The president called early elections hoping to get out ahead of economic troubles, but the lira’s dive caught up with him before the June vote. By CARLOTTA GALL
Economic Scene Whites’ Unease Shadows the Politics of a More Diverse America As the country heads for a time when no group makes up a majority, the change may affect white attitudes in far more than racial and economic matters. By EDUARDO PORTER
