WASHINGTON: Eight years after the Great Recession ended, the economy is steadily churning out jobs, and the unemployment rate is at a 16-year low. Yet for...
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s inaugural address held familiar echoes of the campaign speeches that led to his presidential win: downbeat about the state of the...
WASHINGTON: In a long-awaited sign that middle-class Americans are finally seeing real economic gains, U.S. households got a raise last year after seven years...
WASHINGTON: The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries reached a contentious trade pact that cuts trade barriers, sets labor and environmental...
WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy contracted in the first three months of the year, just not as much as previously estimated. More recent data show that the...
WASHINGTON: A private survey shows U.S. businesses added the most jobs in a year in December, powered by a big gain in construction jobs. The figures add to...
WASHINGTON: Companies are increasingly confident the U.S. economy will grow at a modest pace over the next year and are hiring more, according to a survey of...
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits increased just 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 352,000. The slight gain kept...
WASHINGTON: More expensive food and soda helped drive up a measure of U.S. wholesale prices in January, though overall, inflation stayed tame.The producer...
WASHINGTON: U.S. federal regulators have alleged that a brokerage account in Switzerland was used for illegal insider trading ahead of the H.J. Heinz...
WASHINGTON: Lawmakers managed to avoid driving the United States over the so-called "fiscal cliff" with a late-night vote Tuesday. But higher taxes...
WASHINGTON, United States: The average number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits over the past month fell to the lowest level since March 2008, a...
WASHINGTON (AP) - The economic threat that's kept many Americans on edge for months is nearing reality - unless the White House and Republicans cut a...
WASHINGTON: Foreign ownership of U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in October, a sign that overseas investors remain confident in U.S. debt...
WASHINGTON: A steep fall in gas costs pushed down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month, keeping inflation mild.The seasonally adjusted consumer price...
WASHINGTON: The U.S. federal government's budget deficit widened in November compared to October, a sign that the nation is on a path to its fifth straight $1...
WASHINGTON: The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The drop, however,...
WASHINGTON: Airlines canceled thousands of flights and stranded travelers. Insurers braced for damages of up to $5 billion. Retailers expected shrunken sales....
WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday urged indebted countries in Europe and elsewhere to reduce their budget deficits only...
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund is more optimistic about the global economy after seeing faster U.S. growth and a coordinated effort in Europe to...
WASHINGTON: The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in four years, adding to evidence that the job...
WASHINGTON: U.S. employers advertised more jobs in September than at any other point in the past three years, a hopeful sign that job market is slowly...