U.S. President Joe Biden touted the country's economic progress during a speech Thursday in Springfield, Va. "Just this morning, we got some very good news about the American economy," Biden told an audience…

The numbers: Initial jobless claims rose by 6,000 to 186,000 in the week ended Jan. 21, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated…

By Eugene Kiely, D'Angelo Gore, Brooks Jackson, Lori Robertson and Robert Farley Summary Here’s how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office two years ago: The economy added 10.7 million jobs under…

PolicyFirst set of accounting tools would run through June 5 as lawmakers debate $31.4T borrowing capTreasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen prepares to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday the United States will likely hit the $31.4 trillion statutory debt limit on Jan. 19, forcing the Treasury to launch extraordinary cash…

Goldman Sachs Group will start cutting thousands of jobs across the firm from Wednesday, two sources familiar with the move said, as it prepares for a tough economic environment in the…

Data: BLS; Chart: Axios Visuals Employers finished the year with a burst of hiring: The economy added 223,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate fell back to a half-century…

Shrugging off rampant inflation and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly strong 3.2% annual pace from July through September, the government reported Thursday in a healthy…

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday issued its smallest interest rate hike since June as the central bank attempts to curb high inflation without derailing a surprisingly resilient economy. The Federal…

U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected for a second straight month in November amid decreases in the costs of gasoline and healthcare as well as used cars and trucks,…

The U.S. economy gained 263,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate held even at 3.7 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. Job growth in November…

US job gains topped expectations in October, as hiring rose at a solid pace and wages moved ever higher, even as the unemployment rate edged up, according to the closely-watched…

The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate in the third quarter despite a slowdown in consumer spending during the summer amid high inflation and rising interest rates. Consumer…

Wall Street and global stocks slumped further on Friday, with government bond yields and the dollar holding near recent peaks, as higher-than-expected inflation capped a nasty third quarter for world…

Short-term funding bill, which includes Manchin's permitting overhaul and aid for Ukraine, faces uncertain prospects Senate Democrats on Monday night released the text of the proposal that lawmakers could pass…

Monthly U.S consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August as declining gasoline prices were offset by gains in the costs of rent and food, giving cover for the Federal Reserve to…

Nonfarm payrolls rose solidly in August amid an otherwise slowing economy, while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more workers rejoined the labor force, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…

The U.S. added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 in July, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. Economists expected the U.S. to have added…

Just 9% of tech workers are feeling confident in their job security, according to a June survey from Blind, the anonymous professional networking site. No doubt, job-market fears are being fueled…

Household debt climbed past $16 trillion in the second quarter for the first time, as soaring inflation pushed up housing and auto balances, the New York Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.…