Kudlow: Fed should cut 75 basis points
Trump's top economic adviser has a big ask for the Federal Reserve.
Americans committing fraud to lower student loan payments? Taxpayers could bear cost
A new report showed that people might be lying about their income and family size.
Kudlow optimistic as Lighthizer, Mnuchin head to China for talks
The U.S. and China are set for another face-off in trade talks.
GDP slows in second quarter, but stronger than expected at 2.1%
Economists expected the U.S. economy would expand by 1.8 percent, the slowest rate in two years.
Movers & Shakers: July 26, 2019
Stories moving the markets and shaking up the world.
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs as Google, McDonald’s, 2Q GDP lift stocks
Second-quarter growth of 2.1 percent topped expectations of 1.8 percent.
Second-quarter GDP expected to reveal sluggish growth
Forecasters surveyed by Refinitiv estimate that the U.S. economy grew at a 1.8 percent annual rate during the second quarter.
US manufacturers must fill 500K jobs to compete globally: NAM president Jay Timmons
The U.S faces a skilled-labor shortage of more than half a million unfilled jobs in the manufacturing sector, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
Trump to nix Fannie, Freddie 'patch,' which allows indebted borrowers to get home financing
The move could limit credit availability, impact mortgage lending, industry experts worry.
US recession on the horizon? When experts think it could hit
A new survey indicates that could be a negative for U.S. housing demand.
US warship sails through Taiwan Strait amid China tensions
A U.S.-China deal doesn't need to address Huawei, according to Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer.
Price of the college admission scam
With the hopes of securing his son’s spot at USC, Bizzack allegedly donated $200,000 to a fake charity run by admissions center associate Rick Singer and sent a separate donation check in the sum of $50,000 to the school’s sports center as a recruit for the USC volleyball team. Bizzack’s son started at USC in the fall of 2018.
Stocks decline on ECB rate cut hint, mixed bag of 2Q earnings
The session's declines came after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed on Wednesday at record highs.
Movers & Shakers: July 25, 2019
Stories moving the markets and shaking up the world.
Here's how much New York taxpayers fleeing to Florida can save
Tens of thousands of dollars could be at stake for wealthier residents.
Fox News Poll: Trump approval up, voter ratings on economy best in decades
Approval of the job Trump is doing on the economy stands at 52 percent, just one point off his high of 53 percent last summer.
Oldest baby boomers remain in workforce at highest rate in decades
A large proportion of older baby boomers are either working or looking for work, new research shows.
What happens if the government cancels all student loan debt?
Both candidates said tax hikes – either on the wealthy, in Warren’s case, or Wall Street, in Sanders’, – would pay for the cost of eliminating debt, $1.4 trillion of which belongs to the federal government.
How severe weather, tourist deaths have affected summer travel
Cape Cod was hit hard on Tuesday with a regionally uncharacteristic tornado, leaving tens of thousands without power.
Berkeley natural gas ban will hit apartment dwellers in pocketbooks: Bay Area developer
Berkeley, California’s natural gas ban will add to the cost of living in the Bay area.


















