People feel like their dollars aren’t stretching as far as before, and the cost of living is rising beyond their means. There’s just one problem: That part is not true. Most Americans are getting ...

For most of 2025, the job market was described by economists as "no hire, no fire" — a stretch of time when job seekers faced slim prospects, but workers could count on job security. But that fragile ...

The United States added 139,000 jobs in May, more than expected but pointing to a labor market that continues to slow. The employment data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics exceeded ...

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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it will leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as policymakers decided to hold rates steady amid elevated economic uncertainty as they continue to ...

Concerns about the nation’s economy have grown in the first months of President Donald Trump’s return to office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, as few Americans see his policies as ...

A windfall for companies that build data centers and their suppliers is overshadowing weakness in other industries. By Ben Casselman and Sydney Ember In Nevada, a summer of weak international tourism ...

Recession worries are spreading, but analysts don’t expect a dire economic slowdown in 2025 and are looking for growth to reaccelerate next year. Heightened risk factors like a rapidly cooling labor ...