Economy and Politics

The Minnesota Democrat talked with “Face the Nation” about the criticism she received from a family member of a 9/11 victim on the anniversary of the attacks earlier this week.

The White House says the U.S. is winning the trade war with China, but Beijing is unlikely to sue for peace anytime soon, writes Peter Morici.

Paper bank notes are being upgraded for a digital future around the world.

Today’s economy looks a lot like the one that Donald Trump disparaged in 2016, except this time the president set out to make the economy slow down.

The numbers show that the large states and big cities don’t pick the winner.

Shock was in short supply when Politico, citing dozens of sources, published a deep-dive into the antics of Jerry Falwell Jr.

Saudi Arabia is shutting down about half of its oil output after apparently coordinated drone strikes hit Saudi production facilities, people familiar with the matter said, in what Yemen’s Houthi rebels described as one of their largest-ever attacks inside the kingdom.

Some states are getting hit harder than others by Trump’s tariffs.

The U.S. and China are trying to tone down trade tensions, the Federal Reserve is ready to cut interest rates and Americans are still spending plenty of money. So all is well again with the U.S. economy, right? Not so fast.

Lou Crandall, chief economist at Wrightson ICAP and the winner of MarketWatch’s Forecaster of the Month contest, says the economy is OK, but political risks could cause a recession by the end of next year.

President Donald Trump’s tweets cost you money, but the effect thankfully is only temporary.

Teigen called out the president’s “9th meltdown of the day” in a pair of obscenity-laced tweets.

President Donald Trump’s call for the Fed to push its benchmark interest rates into negative territory shows he doesn’t understand that ultra-low rates are a sign of trouble, economists say.

Last month, President Trump, in a tweet blasting Fox News’ Shep Smith for not showering him with the right amount of praise, said that, “whenever possible, I turn to @OANN!” in reference to the San Diego-based One America News outlet. He probably appreciates them even more now.

Dividend-paying ‘inclusive ownership fund’ offers employees a leg up as the pay gap widens.

Here are 3 things to watch at next week’s Fed interest-rate committee meeting.

Nineteen chief executive officers of S&P 500 companies so far have given their own money to 2020 Democratic White House hopefuls.

Critics are likening the advert to a death threat against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. .

This rule allows a 41-vote minority in the Senate to block legislation.

Count Republican Nikki Haley among those saying they’re worried about runaway spending in Washington, D.C.