The U.S. Treasury Building is seen from the Washington Monument on a cold, winter day on Jan. 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesThe U.S. debt and deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump's first month in office, as the budget shortfall for February passed the $1...
Prices for goods and services moved up less than expected in February as consumers and businesses worry about the impact tariffs might have on inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.The consumer price index, a wide-ranging measure of costs across the U.S. economy, ticked up a seasonally adjusted...
A person browses a grocery store following the announcement of tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods by U.S. President Donald Trump, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 4, 2025.Arlyn Mcadorey | ReutersWith concerns running high that President Donald Trump's tariff policies will aggravate inflation, a report Wednesday could deliver...
Attendees and recruiters at a City Career Fair hiring event in Sacramento, California, US, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJob openings increased in January, providing at least a momentary sign of stability as questions linger over labor market stability, the Bureau of Labor...
President Donald Trump and other senior White House officials have spent the past several days bracing Americans for a potential economic slowdown that they say will then lead to stronger growth ahead.With fears brewing over the potential tariff impact, the labor market slowing and indicators pointed toward possible negative...
Job growth was weaker than expected in February though still stable despite President Donald Trump's efforts to slash the federal workforce.Nonfarm payrolls increased by a seasonally adjusted 151,000 on the month, better than the downwardly revised 125,000 in January but less than the 170,000 consensus forecast from Dow Jones,...
People walk past digital billboards at the Moynihan Train Hall displaying a new initiative from New York Governor Kathy Hochul titled 'New York Wants You', a program designed to recruit and employ displaced federal workers across New York State, in New York, U.S., March 3, 2025. David Dee Delgado |...
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, speaks during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Sanctions on Russia "will be used explicitly and aggressively for immediate maximum impact" at President Donald Trump's guidance, Bessent said Thursday. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg...
Recently fired U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staff carry boxes with a message as they leave work and are applauded by former USAID staffers and supporters during a sendoff outside USAID offices in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 21, 2025.Brian Snyder | ReutersPresident Donald Trump's efforts to pare down...
A person exits a Home Depot store in Midtown Manhattan on February 26, 2025 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Corbis News | Getty ImagesPrivate sector job creation slowed to a crawl in February, fueling concerns of an economic slowdown, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday.Companies added just...