But investors responded to that bad news by buying stocks. On Oct. 2, the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC -0.47%) closed up 0.7% while the ...

Data-center spending is greater than that for canals, railroads and grid combined—creating jobs and stock-market wealth, while boosting inflation and crowding out housing.

US consumer sentiment fell to its second-lowest level on record in September as high gas prices further soured Americans’ views of the economy.

Is America’s economy soaring because of or in spite of President Donald Trump’s policies? How you answer that question may say as much about your own political biases as it does anything else. But let ...

The US financial system has been shaped by hundreds of years of laws enacted to finance wars, cure financial crises, and settle issues raised by political movements. For over 100 years of the nation’s ...

United States economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2026 amid a growing deficit and increasing inflationary pressures. US gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.5 percent between April and ...

A professor who has spent years studying financial crises thinks the US economy is on the verge of trouble. Tuomas Malinen, an economist who specializes in geopolitics and and financial crises, is ...

US Economy Expanded at Sluggish 1.5% Pace in Second Quarter, on Par With Earlier Estimate WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June. But consumer spending ...

Market vet Jim Paulsen is warning of more weakness for the US economy ahead. The longtime strategist unveiled a new gauge that tracks the tightness of financial conditions. The gauge is currently in a ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, and now more money is being poured into building A.I. than virtually all infrastructure projects. A.I. is increasingly looking like it’s going to be the biggest ...

Despite skyrocketing gas prices, the US economy was remarkably resilient this spring.

For Donald Trump, restricting immigration is about securing America’s borders, protecting American jobs and reducing dependence on foreign workers. But what happens when a country removes workers ...