U.S. Economy

Trump can fire Powell if there’s cause: Hassett
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2025. ...

America’s 10 strongest state economies prepared for recession
With the U.S. economy solid but still facing elevated risk of recession — or, as President Trump described it in ...

Trump says he will impose 50% tariff on copper imports
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, ...

Rep. Mark Green resigns from Congress
House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after the House passed budget ...

Trump’s megabill advances after House GOP stalemate
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with the media after the House Republican Conference meeting on a plan ...

Trump megabill: Senate begins vote-a-rama
Senators on Monday began offering amendments to President Donald Trump’s megabill, following a weekend of tense negotiations to try to ...

Why Americans fell out of love with the hotel minibar
Once synonymous with indulgent late-night snacks, hotel minibars were a hallmark of convenience for travelers in the 1990s and the ...

Senate races to pass it before July 4
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House ...

U.S. Retail Sales Fall As Americans Turn Cautious After Spending Splurge To Beat Tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back from a spending surge early this year ...