More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week

The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic.

Slightly fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting a robust job market despite rising job cuts in some sectors

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says there's “no guarantee'' the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market.

The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and gas drilling lease auctions since President Joe Biden took office after a federal court blocked the administration’s attempt to suspend such sales because of climate change worries.

The U.S. economy shrank at a 1.6% annual pace in the first three months of the year, the government reported this morning in a slight downgrade from its previous estimate for January-March quarter

Furious about surging prices at the pump and the supermarket, many consumers feel they know just where to cast blame: On greedy companies that relentlessly raise prices and pocket the profits.

Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the U.S. job market remains robust despite high inflation and myriad other economic pressures.

Charitable giving in the U.S. reached a record $485 billion in 2021, though the increase did not keep pace with inflation, according to a report this morning offering a comprehensive look at American philanthropy.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she expects the U.S. economy to slow...