Economy

The U.S. national debt has reached a scale that is actively weakening the foundations of the American Dream and could...

Markets react swiftly to tariff escalation The U.S. dollar weakened sharply over the weekend as markets began pricing in the...

For years, America’s expanding deficits and mounting debt felt like an abstract concern, troubling economists more than voters. That has...

California’s renewed push to tax extreme wealth is exposing sharp divisions within the state’s richest ranks, challenging the idea that...

Citigroup is entering 2026 with a sharper internal message and a clear warning to its workforce. Chief executive Jane Fraser...

Profits rise, paychecks lag, and the gap widens U.S. workers are receiving the smallest share of the nation’s economic output...

Why did interest payments rise so sharply? Treasury interest costs surged in the final three months of 2025, underscoring how...

President Donald Trump is escalating pressure on U.S. oil producers to back his plans for Venezuela’s energy sector, singling out...

Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, issued a rare and forceful rebuke of the Trump administration, warning that a...

A pending Supreme Court decision on President Donald Trump’s tariff authority could play a decisive role in reversing the slowdown...