U.S. Economy

American consumers could begin to feel the effect of the heightened tariffs around the end of May.

For each new steel job created, the average U.S. consumer pays a staggering $900,000.

The Trump administration is preparing to raise existing tariffs on Chinese goods.

The legislation calls for a 15 percent cap on credit card interest rates.

The top 1 percent accounted for about 37.3 percent of all income taxes paid in 2016.

Beijing believed that if the U.S. economy was weakening -- and the U.S.’s resolve alongside it -- the White House would be more willing to cut a deal.

Initial claims, a proxy for layoffs across the U.S., were a seasonally adjusted 228,000.

The deficit in goods with China dropped 16.2% to $20.7 billion, the lowest level since March 2014.

Trump's threat of higher tariffs would escalate the trade war with China to a significant degree.

Beijing says increased tariffs by the U.S. against China will result in "necessary countermeasures."

Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) wants to raise the federal gas tax and airline fees in order to pay for a $2 trillion infrastructure package.

For those interested in saving, lower interest rates can pose a conundrum.

In each of the seven chapters of the draft trade deal, China had deleted its commitments to change laws to resolve core complaints that caused the United States to launch a trade war.

Main Street is celebrating National Small Business Week and the party is just getting started.

American Apparel and Footwear Rick Helfenbein says retailers won't be able to survive higher tariffs.

FBN's Stuart Varney on the costly impact of Democratic proposals such as Medicare-for-all and the Green New Deal.

Counties that supported the president have seen a strong uptick in job growth compared to those that voted for Hillary Clinton.

Trump is threatening to up the ante in the ongoing trade war this week.

The figures underscore the ongoing strong demand for labor that exists among U.S. companies, as the recovery nears the end of its 10th year.

The billionaire businessman thinks most people aren't supporting the traditional definition of socialism.