Friday's report suggests inflation could be cooling, but it comes after the cost of food, gas, and apartment rents have soared since the pandemic.

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Filings for unemployment benefits are viewed as representative of U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

The U.S. economy opened 2026 on better footing, with the latest jobs report showing employers added 130,000 jobs in January. But the data also had revised figures that paint an even weaker picture of last year’s performance. It comes as…

By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant

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

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

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

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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.

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

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

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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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