360 Economy results

Federal Reserve policymakers held interest rates steady for their fifth consecutive meeting of 2026 as some members signaled it's time for a hike.

Advances in generative artificial intelligence and recent increases in labor productivity have led to speculation on how these new tools might reshape the workforce.

Sherwin-Williams pointed to professional clients in the chipmaking and manufacturing industries as a driver for a better-than-expected second quarter.

The U.S. goods trade deficit narrowed by 4.2% to $101.5 billion in June in a sign that the United States bought fewer goods from abroad than were sold overseas in the month.

Thirty-three states saw more construction jobs in June than the year before as infrastructure projects, energy, manufacturing and data center investment buoy employment.

Companies spent more on equipment in June, led by demand for computers and electronic products, the Commerce Department said.

American businesses picked up the pace in July, but so did inflation as companies grappled with higher shipping costs, supplier delays and the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East.

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week than at any point since 1969, a sign that employers are still holding on to workers.

Foreign investment in the United States rose nearly 5% to an annual record of $5.86 trillion, led by capital put into manufacturing, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

U.S. retail sales moved higher again in June, reinforcing the view that consumers remain willing to open their pocketbooks even as they become more selective about where, when and with whom they ...

Leading economic indicators weakened in June from slowing development activity and softer consumer sentiment, according to the Conference Board’s latest measure.

Americans filed fewer unemployment claims last week, pushing initial claims to their lowest since April.

Lower gas prices helped cut costs to produce U.S. goods and services in June. Still, analysts warn the optimism may be short-lived, a development that could have repercussions in commercial real ...

The U.S. trade deficit rose to $77.6 billion in May, up 42.2% from April, its largest deficit since March 2025, when businesses were bulking up imports to get ahead of broad-based tariffs on foreign ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh told lawmakers Tuesday that the central bank has "no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation," pushing back against any notion that recent progress on ...

The largest monthly drop for consumer prices in more than six years helped slow inflation in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve said that despite elevated inflation, it will "deliver price stability."

June’s lackluster jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics highlighted the acceleration of a relatively recent trend with implications for both potential economic expansion and the pace of ...

A handful of data releases last week painted a broad-brush picture of a relatively resilient U.S. economy managing to muddle through a temporary energy price shock.

The Federal Reserve's policymaking Open Market Committee held its first meeting under new Chairman Kevin Warsh last week. While the immediate results of the meeting produced few surprises, the level ...