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Federal deficits and debt will worsen over next decade, Congressional Budget Office finds

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

Congressional Budget Office projections also indicate that inflation doesn't hit the Federal Reserve’s 2% target rate until 2030.

130,000 jobs added in January while labor revisions cut hundreds of thousands last year

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The job market has been sluggish for months even though the economy is registering solid growth.

Retail sales flat in December from November, closing out year on a lackluster tone

By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

The report, issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, surprised economists who were looking for growth despite mounting concerns about a slowing job growth, uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tariffs and other economic headwinds.

Bitcoin price drops below pre-Trump second term levels, now hovering below $67,000

By Associated Press

The sell-off is driven by investors pulling out of speculative assets and concerns about future cryptocurrency regulation.

AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore. Here's what to expect from this year's Super Bowl commercials

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Each year Super Bowl ads offer a snapshot of the American mood — as well as which industries are flush with cash.

How 'zombie mortgages' are coming back to haunt homeowners years later

By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes

They’re called “zombie mortgages” — debts that homeowners thought were forgiven long ago, only to learn that they still exist and could cost them their homes. Economics correspondent Paul Solman and producer Diane Lincoln Estes report on these back-from-the-dead debts,…

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WATCH: Bessent tells Senate panel it would be president's choice of whether to sue fed chair over interest rates

By Fatima Hussein, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday it would be “up to the president” to decide whether or not to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, if he fails to lower interest rates.

Major changes to student loan borrowing and repayment are coming. Here's what to know

By Hannah Grabenstein

“If you don’t understand it, that’s not your fault. It’s just phenomenally complicated,” says Winston Berkman-Breen, legal director at Protect Borrowers.

WATCH: Treasury Secretary Bessent testifies on U.S. financial stability in House hearing

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

A hearing about oversight of the U.S. financial system devolved into insults several times Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with Democratic lawmakers over fiscal policy, the business dealings of the Trump family and other issues.

WATCH: Vance says U.S. wants to create critical minerals trading bloc to counter China

By Didi Tang, Josh Funk, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the trade war over the past year exposed how dependent most countries are on the critical minerals that China has a stranglehold on.