Economic Indicators

The Commerce Department also reported retail inventories increased 0.9 percent in December after falling 0.4 percent in the prior month.

More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January as lower mortgage rates appeared to give the real estate market a boost.

Pending home contracts are seen as a forward-looking indicator of the health of the housing market.

If the economy grows by less than 2.2 percent, it will be the lowest reading in about two years.

The billionaire businessman said governments need to get better at identifying those in need.

ITV says it is in the final phase of discussions with the BBC to create a new on-demand video platform to rival the likes of Netflix.

Lowe's swung to a loss in its fourth quarter, weighed down sizeable one-time charges and a lethargic housing market.

Asian shares rose in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.

The problem is -- and we are not kidding -- if you confiscated every dime earned by every person in this country, it would not pay for these agendas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is working to convince more financial and tech firms that are concerned about high taxes to consider the Lone Star State.

The stock market shook off an early slump and was mixed in morning trading Tuesday as investors weighed conflicting reports on how the U.S. economy is doing.

A large fire outside a plastics manufacturing and supply facility in suburban Detroit is sending clouds of black smoke into the air that are visible from far away.

The Federal Reserve chair refuted the notion that the central bank’s role is to provide support for particular policies.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld AT&T's $81 billion takeover of Time Warner, approving one of the biggest media deals on record in the face of opposition from the Trump administration.

Home Depot's fourth-quarter profit is short of expectations with rising real estate prices cooling home sales.

Massive growth, jobs, and wage increases tell the story, said Mercedes Schlapp.

The Latest on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress (all times local): ___ 10:20 a.m.

The effort aims to tax people who have a residence in the state but don’t pay income taxes.

During Powell’s semi-annual testimony on the state of U.S. monetary policy, Warren accused the Fed of rubber-stamping applications for bank mergers and acquisitions.

In his semiannual testimony on the state of monetary policy, Powell noted that the Fed is closely monitoring potential crosscurrents.