Nation Aug 13 WATCH: Trump promotes turning natural gas into plastics in Pennsylvania Trump visited Shell's soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, which will turn the area's vast natural gas deposits into plastics. The facility, which critics claim will become the largest air polluter in western Pennsylvania, is being built in an area hungry…
Economy Aug 02 U.S. adds 164,000 jobs, unemployment holds steady at 3.7 percent The pace of hiring has slowed this year, but one reason is that a growing share of Americans already have jobs.
Economy Aug 01 Fed chief struggles to manage a wild card: Trump trade wars After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday for the first time in a decade, Chairman Jerome Powell made a striking acknowledgement: In the Trump era, the Fed faces a steep learning curve.
Economy Jul 05 U.S. employers add robust 224,000 jobs in June The unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 3.7 percent, according to the monthly jobs report.
Politics Jun 26 AP fact check: Trump falsely accuses Mueller of a crime The provocative allegation of a "crime" by Robert Mueller was one in a series of distorted claims made by the president in an interview on Fox Business Network and on Twitter on Wednesday.
Nation Apr 19 U.S. home construction slips 0.3% in March Years of price gains eclipsing income growth has left many buyers unable to afford a home, possibly suppressing construction activity.
Economy Mar 22 Trump nominates economic analyst Stephen Moore to Federal Reserve Moore served as an economic adviser to Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, helping to draft his tax cut plan.
Economy Mar 06 U.S. trade deficit hits record high. Does it matter? The government said Wednesday that the U.S. trade gap in goods and services reached $621 billion last year, its highest total since 2008.
Economy Mar 06 Why a meaningful U.S.-China trade deal could be hard to reach Beijing's longstanding policy of subsidizing its own businesses and charges that it illicitly obtains U.S. technology remain key obstacles.
Nation Feb 15 Amazon’s exit could scare off tech companies from New York Amazon jilted New York City on Valentine's Day, scrapping plans to build a massive headquarters campus in Queens amid fierce opposition from politicians angry about nearly $3 billion in tax breaks and the company's anti-union stance.