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JPMorgan's CEO is concerned the US economy could be in for a repeat of the stagflation that hampered the country during the 1970s.
Washington is spending another $61 billion to help Ukraine. But most of the money will flow through the US economy first.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell faces a new round of ominous comparisons to the mid-1970s as inflation concerns heat back up and political pressures intensify.
Investors cheered weaker-than-expected job numbers, which suggest inflation is abating. Voters will be harder to please.
The president isn't saying so, but the administration's behind-the-scenes actions reveal a fear that rising gas prices could doom his reelection effort.
Donald Trump is floating ideas for his economic team much earlier than in elections past. But he is once again embracing loyalists and well-known figures from the worlds of Wall Street and Washington.
The former president’s criminal hush money trial resumed Friday for the 11th day.
The Fed chairman went out of his way to make it clear this week that the Fed is free from personal or political bias as he continues to navigate a red-hot political year.
After a strong winter for the US labor market, hiring slowed down notably in April.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a landmark case regarding former President Donald Trump's bid for criminal immunity. Here are the key takeaways.
Starlink internet terminals are reportedly being widely used in Ukraine by Russian forces. There’s a thriving black market for the devices which stretches beyond Ukraine into Sudan.
Here's what to know about the latest in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Congress is finally providing more of the aid Ukraine needs to survive. Here's why this is money well spent.
Another hot inflation reading released Friday reinforces that any near-term interest rate cuts are less likely, as the Federal Reserve shifts to a higher-for-longer stance.
The bill that will force a sale or ban of TikTok in the United States is now law.
Fed Chair Jay Powell and other Fed officials struck a more hawkish stance this past week, setting off a new debate across Wall Street about how the rest of 2024 could play out.
Prosecutors are set to resume presenting their case against the former president, who is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election.
In a flip of the usual priorities, Senate Republicans seem likely to kill a set of tax cuts that have already passed the House and are broadly popular. Here's why.
While it’s expected to pass, the resolution will likely expose a bitter divide between moderate and progressive Democrats over the war in Gaza.
This week, the Supreme Court held a nearly three-hour hearing on whether Trump can be held criminally liable for trying to undo his 2020 election loss — or for anything else he did during his presidency.