Economic Indicators

Trump picks a new Labor Secretary.

Industry leaders say the shortage is its most “significant” threat.

Trump has heavily criticized the Fed and its chairman, Jerome Powell multiple times this month.

U.S. manufacturing remains under pressure.

Consumer confidence was relatively unchanged from July to August, despite continued trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

Another session of volatility rocks stocks.

Stockman said he thinks America doesn't have "honest capitalism" anymore.

In a competitive job market, it's important for small business management to be proactive.

President Trump explains how you should grade his stock-market success.

Trump says China needs to come to the negotiating table.

The hardest-working Americans are living in North Dakota, according to a new study.

US consumers are the 'bedrock,' of the economy, said Jon Hilsenrath.

Lower gas prices put more money in consumers' pockets, said Andy Lipow.

Dressbarn’s owner Ascena Retail Group allegedly owes $1.4 billion to lenders, according to a New York Post report.

Experts estimate 25 percent of the pharmaceutical drugs sold in the U.S. are derived from 40 Amazon plants, while 40 percent of all drugs sold are extracted from flora in the forests (particularly drugs like aspirin, heart medication and cancer treatment taxol). 

The nationwide index sits at a health 61.2, down slightly from 61.5 in the first quarter of the year, the report found.

China’s Vice Premier Liu He said Monday that rising tensions in the trade war are not beneficial to China.

As President Donald Trump doubled down on his escalation in the trade war with China, his top economic adviser said a deal may not be done by the 2020 election.

Mnuchin, speaking from the G-7 in France, said despite growing fears of an economic slowdown, the American economy was still the “bright spot” of the world.

Two of the world's countries with the largest GDP have agreed to a trade deal they plan to confirm at the U.N. General Assembly in September.