Recession or not, it's out of Trump's hands
Yes, Trump’s policies undoubtedly impact the global economy. But none of that makes a material difference to the timing of the next recession.
Powell says Fed taking 'wait-and-see' approach on rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the healthy U.S. economy and low inflation are allowing the central bank to take a patient, wait-and-see approach on interest rates.
Trump budget will seek funds for border wall, Space Force
President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to start up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week.
Steve Forbes says emotions are your enemy when it comes to investing
On Saturday, investors on Wall Street will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the longest bull market in U.S. history
FDA approves 1st immunotherapy drug to treat breast cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first immunotherapy drug for breast cancer.
World Bank: Venezuela must pay Conoco more than $8 billion
A World Bank arbitration panel ruled on Friday that Venezuela must pay U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips more than $8 billion as compensation for a decade-old expropriation dispute.
Alfa Romeo recalls vehicles; cruise control can go haywire
Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 60,000 cars and SUVs worldwide because they can keep going on cruise control or accelerate even after a driver taps the brakes.
First down week since January for S&P 500 as unease spreads
U.S. stocks fell Friday morning as signs piled up that the global economy is hitting the brakes, headlined by a surprisingly weak report on the U.S. job market.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, leaving the benchmark S&P 500 index with its worst weekly showing since January and its eighth loss in the last nine days.
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Jobless rate hits record low for Hispanic Americans
The unemployment rate for most major demographic groups fell in February, with the rate for Hispanic and Latino Americans hitting a record low of 4.3 percent.
Forget Silicon Valley, this Texas city has the hottest job market
Here's a look at the cities with local job markets that are booming.
Job losses hit construction, retail and transportation
Several industries endured weak hiring or job losses in February.
How the Fed helped fuel the 10-year bull market in stocks
The decade-long bull market in stocks was fueled in no small part by the aggressive moves the Federal Reserve took after the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession to nurse the U.S. economy back to health.
Medicare for all: ObamaCare taught us nothing?
Now that they again control the House, Democrats are proposing to 'fix' health care. Their solution is the same.
Help wanted: About 500K manufacturing jobs currently unfilled
The industry today lacks about half a million of the skilled workers it needs, and within a decade the number of unfilled jobs in manufacturing could rise into the millions.
Stocks add to declines after disappointing jobs report
Investors also responded to worrying export data from China.
US housing starts jumped 18.6 percent in January, rebounding from a weak December
US housing starts jumped 18.6 percent in January, rebounding from a weak December.
US economy adds just 20,000 jobs in February, unemployment at 3.8%
The monthly jobs data is closely watched metric for U.S. economic performance.











