Economy

Southwest Airlines said it is bracing for potential fines after the federal government determined that the carrier didn't adequately handle the operational meltdown last Christmas.

The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady at a 22-year high on Wednesday, even as inflation remains above the central bank's 2% goal.

U.S. home prices continued to march higher in August, according to S&P data, even as the housing market grapples with an ongoing spike in mortgage rates.

Child care payments have surged more than 30% since 2019, according to Bank of America, creating a new headwind for millions of families with young kids.

Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists told its members it remains "far apart" from studios on key issues as the labor strike continues.

The lead economist at travel app Hopper warned that ticket prices will continue climbing through the holidays and travelers who haven't already should book as soon as possible.

If automakers agree to UAW's demand to drop the two-tiered wage system, it will put U.S. industry on perilous path of self-imposed decline. Ask China.

Goldman Sachs released a forecast finding it's unlikely that a government shutdown will occur before the end of this year as Congress faces a Nov. 17 funding deadline.

With high home prices and mortgage rates, more than 50,000 home buying contracts were canceled, Redfin found. Here’s a glimpse into today’s housing market.

The cost of candy for this year's Halloween has soared roughly 13% from October 2022 — more than twice the amount of inflation for other groceries, according to new data.

A growing number of middle-class Americans are worried about the state of the economy in the wake of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hike campaign.

Car companies falling victim to "EV mania" could see their market values be the "next big flop" to hit Wall Street – and thus, Americans' wallets, says Steve Moore.

The World Bank said Monday that there could be “large increases in the prices of oil and other commodities" if the Israel-Hamas war spreads regionally.