U.S. employers added 172,000 jobs in May, and data from previous months was revised upward, the Labor Department said June 5, ...

The US labor market appears to have found its footing: The economy added 172,000 jobs in May, shattering expectations, new ...

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How is the U.S. economy treating you? The answer likely depends on your age, industry, location, debts and assets. For some, including high-income earners driving a large share of consumer spending, ...

Oil prices could surge past $150 if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed, threatening the U.S. economy with inflation and higher ...

The Iran war has pushed oil and gas prices to four-year highs. That reignited inflation, wiping out Americans’ pay raises for the past year. Consumer sentiment is at an all-time low. But the US ...

Economist Peter Atwater addresses the growing K-shaped economy in Florida and the rest of the nation and why it should ...

The United States is not in a recession, but it may be in a “vibecession.” Despite ticking up for the past three months, the closely watched University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to ...

The form of capitalism we currently live under is one in which wealth extraction depends not on market power but on political ...