Steep cuts to federal funding and staffing are threatening to weaken the US social safety net at a time when Americans are increasingly bracing for a tariff-induced economic slowdown.

A Florida couple formerly of Northwest Arkansas pleaded guilty April 28 to defrauding Pandemic Relief Loan Programs.

“The big headwind to the economy in the first quarter is that there was a surge in imports, meaning that more spending by ...

Stagflation is a recession with a combination of high inflation and high unemployment. This economic worst-case scenario is ...

“Rising insurance premiums are eroding housing affordability by inflating monthly housing costs, potentially pricing out ...

A record-high percentage of U.S. households are making only minimum payments on their credit cards, according to new data ...

In a range of long-running surveys, consumers and businesses expressed worry that Trump’s tariffs will raise prices, cause a recession, or both. Economists consider these metrics as barometers of how ...

President Donald Trump is either blissfully unaware or simply doesn’t care that the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, ...

Placing long-run oriented monetary policy under the direction of politically driven administrations would not bode well for ...

Canada’s new prime minister, a political novice, is on the cusp of leading his party to a comeback, fueled in part by ...

President Trump this week backed away from his threats to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. That could end up ...

While your home equity shouldn’t be the first place you go to cover a cash shortfall, a home equity line of credit (HELOC) ...