Inflation cools to 2.4%, edging closer to Fed’s target

A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as...

Health care hiring leads to a better-than-expected US jobs jump in January 

U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut...

Why Trump wants US home prices to continue climbing

President Donald Trump wants to keep home prices high, bypassing calls to ramp up...

Eddie Bauer store operator files for Chapter 11 as sales slide 

The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has...

Invasive pests are threatening Louisiana rice and crawfish

Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days he’s finding a...

A new way to pay rent is gaining steam but also drawing red flags

Rent can eat up an entire paycheck at the start of the month, so...

Affluent spending brings a K-shaped economy into sharper focus

Higher-income Americans and those with college degrees have ramped up their spending more quickly...

Judge rejects Trump’s national security claim, revives offshore wind project

A federal judge on Monday ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering...

Trump announces Fed chair nominee, setting stage for policy overhaul  

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin...

From tech to logistics, companies trim payrolls amid economic strain

As layoffs mount, workers are feeling increasingly uneasy about the job market. In the U.S.,...
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