Economic Indicators

Burt Flickinger weighs in on the rise in retail sales.

U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open ahead of the final trading session of the week.

Ohio on Thursday became the latest state to end its participation in the pandemic-related federal unemployment insurance program, which state leaders say was putting a damper on Ohio’s economic recovery.

U.S. equity futures are trading lower as the stock plunge from Wednesday continues.

The most important economic report, since the April jobs report, will be released Wednesday morning.

Investors discounted the big jobs miss and jumped back into equities.

April's disappointing jobs report added more fuel for Republicans Friday in their staunch opposition to President Biden's taxing and spending policies, while Democrats argued the lackluster economic numbers show the urgent need for more federal intervention.

FOX Business' Larry Kudlow reacts to the April jobs report.

U.S. stocks see a rally across the board ahead of Friday's jobs report.

Stock investors eye GM, jobs data and Trump's Facebook ban which was upheld.

The ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday showed U.S. companies added 742,000 jobs in April.

Inflation talk is on the rise but the actual economic impact not so much say, experts.

Shares of gun stocks climbed higher during Monday’s trading session after the FBI released data about the sizable number of background checks conducted for firearm purchases last month.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday the U.S. economy's prospects have “clearly brightened” amid increased vaccination rates and a burst of fiscal spending, but stressed the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has been uneven for lower-income Americans.

Some Democratic lawmakers on Monday reiterated their demand that President Biden's tax and spending plans include a full repeal of the state and local tax deduction limit.

President Biden is continuing to hit the trail this week to drum up support among the American people for his $4 trillion spending proposals designed to redistribute trillions and dramatically expand the government-funded social safety net. 

Warren Buffett said on Saturday that the U.S. economy is faring far better than he might have predicted early in the coronavirus pandemic, benefiting his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N).

The $2.25 trillion proposal, dubbed the American Jobs Plan and aimed at boosting infrastructure among many other projects, would be financed by raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%.

President Biden repeatedly pledged on the campaign trail to not raise taxes on Americans earning less than $400,000, but that income threshold only applies to individual filers – not married couples whose combined salaries exceed the cap.

The U.S. trade deficit rose to a record high in March due to strong domestic demand and government aid, while pandemic worries have also started to fade.