U.S. Economy

America's most powerful CEOs want resolutions on trade and "broken" immigration.

It’s a tough decision that many of the Midwest’s farmers had to make this month: To plant, or not to plant.

Amazon’s ‘zero tax liability’ is a feature, not a bug of the tax code.

The latest Merrill Edge Report, which took a look at Americans’ financial concerns, found finances was taking a toll on their mental health – especially women and younger people.

U.S. retail sales increased in May and sales for the prior month were revised higher, suggesting a pick-up in consumer spending that could ease fears the economy was slowing down sharply in the second quarter.

247 Wall Street reviewed data from ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q1 2019 home affordability report and found America’s least affordable housing markets.

The Massachusetts Democrat introduced a similar proposal as part of her 2020 campaign.

Even a decade after the recession, almost a quarter of Americans have said they are worse off than they were before 2007, a new survey has found.

The House Ways and Means Committee chair said tax receipts for the first eight months of the year are the highest in American history.

It was the smallest increase in inflation since January.

"He should get about 56 percent of the popular vote," because the economy is strong, said Steven Rattner.

The bipartisan economist served under several administrations.

Congress can set the stage for years of job creation and economic growth by ratifying the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

CFOs in the U.S. and around the globe are worried about plenty.

The tax reform law capped SALT deductions at $10,000.

Potential homeowners may be hesitant to get into the market because they overestimate requirements.

The Trump administration announced it would allow for the year-round sale of gasoline with higher concentrations of ethanol.

“By putting tariffs on the table we’ve estimated that maybe $400 billion or $500 billion dollars a year through forced technology transfer and intellectual property theft is taken out of the U.S. economy,” said Kevin Hassett.

Producer prices excluding food, energy and trade services rose 0.4 percent last month, matching April's gain, the government said. The so-called core PPI increased 2.3 percent in the 12 months through May after rising 2.2 percent in April.

In a tweet,Trump called low inflation a “beautiful thing.”