Surge in consumer spending drove GDP growth in Q4 of 2024

The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy annual 2.4% pace the last three months...

Black-owned brands are rethinking their plans in a post-DEI era

The co-founders of a company that makes lip products for darker skin tones no...

Here’s how a new report card grades America’s infrastructure

A once-every-four-years report card gave America’s infrastructure a “C” grade on Tuesday, up slightly...

What the latest US consumer confidence numbers are showing

U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial...

A look at the growing industry capturing carbon in seas

From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada,...

What the latest report on US unemployment indicates

Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low. U.S....

Sales of previously owned US homes rose last month. Here’s why

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in February as easing mortgage rates and...

A worsening economy could force the Fed to cut rates for a different reason

Even as the economy undergoes what may be wrenching changes, the Federal Reserve on...

America’s ports have been working to clean up. Will that continue?

The nation’s 300 public and private shipping ports have been centers of pollution for...

Is the US economy heading toward ‘stagflation’?

When Federal Reserve officials last met in late January, things looked pretty good: Hiring...