U.S. Economy

Economists expected the U.S. economy would expand by 1.8 percent, the slowest rate in two years.

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Second-quarter growth of 2.1 percent topped expectations of 1.8 percent.

Forecasters surveyed by Refinitiv estimate that the U.S. economy grew at a 1.8 percent annual rate during the second quarter.

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.

A new survey indicates that could be a negative for U.S. housing demand.

A U.S.-China deal doesn't need to address Huawei, according to Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer.

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.

Tens of thousands of dollars could be at stake for wealthier residents.

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.

A large proportion of older baby boomers are either working or looking for work, new research shows.

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.

Cape Cod was hit hard on Tuesday with a regionally uncharacteristic tornado, leaving tens of thousands without power.

Berkeley, California’s natural gas ban will add to the cost of living in the Bay area.

Without Glass-Steagall, American taxpayers are responsible for losses, as big banks count on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's insurance fund to back up their risky trading activities.

Heritage Foundation research fellow Joel Griffith says Elizabeth Warren's proposals will hurt the U.S. economy

President Trump tweeted a bullish message regarding U.S. farmers touting the $16 billion in spending intended to offset the tariffs.

The bill would expunge prior convictions.

In its update to the biannual World Economic Outlook, the Washington-based IMF upgraded its forecast of U.S. growth to 2.6 percent from 2.3 percent.

The U.S. unemployment rate is hovering near multi-decade lows.