US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate

Federal government spending and investment fell at a 16.6% annual pace because of the shutdown, lopping 1.16 percentage ...

Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war

An inflation gauge monitored by the Federal Reserve rose 0.4% in February from January, up slightly from the previous month.

Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters with disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz

Hours after the ceasefire was announced — amid disagreement over whether it included a pause in fighting between Israel and ...

Oil prices jump back up near $100 a barrel on skepticism over fragile US-Iran ceasefire

That sent oil prices climbing back toward $100 a barrel Thursday, reversing an earlier plunge on optimism over the temporary ...

US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,000 last week but remain within stable range of past few years

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid for the week ending April 4 jumped by 16,000 to 219,000 from the previous ...