America's interest payments are about to skyrocket
Rising interest rates and a growing deficit are sending the costs of the U.S.' "credit card balance" to a 25-year high
Economy
What to do (and not do) as interest rates rise
Sure, the economy keeps growing even with the Fed's latest rate hike, but you still need to be ready for what's ahead
Gary Cohn: Economy "strong," but U.S. has "huge debt problem"
This week marks one year since the passage of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, which reduced the corporate and individual tax rate
Half of America hasn't recovered from the recession
All of the businesses created in the U.S. since 2007 can fit in five counties, a sign of the nation's widening geographic gap
Unemployment stayed at 3.7% last month, with 155K jobs added
Despite slightly lower-than-expected job growth, unemployment stayed at a 49-year low -- and hourly wages jumped
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: The U.S. still faces economic challenges
The Fed chairman said slow wage growth and a decline in economic mobility are hampering the country
GM plant closings, layoffs indicate a cooling U.S. economy
Sensing trouble on several fronts, other big companies could take similar defensive moves in the months ahead
Farm bankruptcies on the rise in Upper Midwest
Tariffs just one factor as years of low prices for corn, soybeans, milk and beef take toll from Wisconsin to Montana
Historically, the economy performs better under a split Congress
According to exit polls, about two-thirds of midterm voters think the economy is "excellent" or "good"
Why the U.S. economy's "sugar high" may not last into 2019
The U.S. economy is on track for 3 percent growth, but who gets to take credit for that?
How the midterm elections could reshape the economy
Key issues on the line this Election Day include taxes, health care costs and the nation's ballooning federal deficit
Warner says Trump riding economic "sugar high," warns of "hangover" in 2019
"Even folks who may agree that the economy is going pretty good, I think many, many people realize we need a check on this president," Warner said
North Korea threatens to resume nuclear development over economic sanctions
The North stopped short of threatening to abandon ongoing nuclear negotiations with Washington
New U.S. sanctions are expected to hit Iranians hard
The first round of U.S. sanctions sent Iran's currency into free fall, and last month, inflation topped 30 percent
Wage growth hit 9-year high in October as 250K jobs added
Unemployment stayed at 3.7 percent, while wages rose at the fastest pace in nine years
GM offers buyouts to 18,000 of 50,000 workers
Automaker shares news as it reports good Q3 earnings, making the move "while our company and economy are strong"
Iranians already straining under U.S. sanctions brace for more
Iranians are bracing for a new round of U.S. sanctions that President Trump plans to impose as early as next Monday
For the U.S. economy, this could be as good as it gets
With no new stimulus coming, interest rates rising and tariffs looming, analysts are turning pessimistic on growth
Could the falling stock market wreck the economy?
The stock market is not the economy, but sometimes they respond to the same signals
Economy grew robust 3.5% in third quarter
Strong consumer spending in the July-to-September period offset economic drag from the U.S.-China trade war
Trump slams Fed chair on interest rates, "maybe" regrets picking him
Trump, in Wall Street Journal interview, says the Federal Reserve chairman his his biggest economic threat, raising rates too fast
Trump's economic boasts don't resonate in some black communities
The president loves to cite unemployment figures for African-Americans — but not everyone is feeling a boost
Unemployment rate drops to 49-year low
Despite U.S. economy adding fewer jobs than expected in August -- just 134,000 -- unemployment fell to lowest rate since 1969
West Virginia poverty worse under Trump, not better
State's plight offers broader message about a U.S. economy where workers at bottom aren't reaping rewards of growth
World Bank warns Gaza economy facing "immediate collapse"
Bank warns isolation and mounting frustration is "spilling over into unrest" and crippling prospects of "region's large youth population"
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