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Fewer than 60% of U.S. adults expect a high-quality life in five years.

The Congressional Budget Office projects worsening federal deficits and rising debt over the next decade, driven by increased ...

The unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent and the economy added 130,000 jobs in January. The gains were powered, once again, by health care.

U.S. stocks are feeling both the upside and downside of a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. job market. After initially ...

Trump has long hoped for a Fed chair who will push for rate cuts—he might not get one in Kevin Warsh, experts say.

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Part of the better-than-expected increase in payrolls was because seasonally sensitive industries hired fewer holiday workers than usual last year.

Economic activity accelerated across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan in 2025, driven by investment ...

Hiring in January ramped up far above expectations – likely dashing hopes for an interest-rate cut, but signaling that the ...

President Donald Trump hailed a historic Wall Street milestone Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 ...