U.S. budget deficit surged in July to highest level since March 2021
Pedestrians walk past the north entrance to the U.S. Treasury Department headquarters building on April 30, 2025, in…
CPI inflation report July 2026: Prices rose 0.1% , annual rate 3.4%
A shopper browses fresh fruit at a grocery store in Wilmington, North Carolina, US, on Saturday, Aug. 8,…
Hormuz deadlock: Oil price outlook as U.S.-Iran standoff drags on
A view of commercial cargo vessels and crude oil tankers are anchored in the Gulf of Oman, off…
Why falling long-term unemployment is a bad sign for the job market
Job seekers wait in line to enter a job fair on June 30, 2026, in Carson, California. Justin…
CNBC Daily Open: Iran, Oman in talks on Hormuz; SpaceX/Nvidia loyalty
A bull statue at the Korea Exchange (KRX) in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. SeongJoon…
Europe drought threatens energy, shipping and growth
An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among…
Big Tech’s Anthropic and OpenAI stakes distort corporate earnings
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, center, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at…
Manufacturing survey shows inflation worries adding to pressure on Fed
A burst in factory activity shows the U.S. economy may be escaping the burden of tariffs and gaining…
Japan yen intervention: why the U.S. stepped in
The coordinated intervention was the first U.S.-Japan joint operation to buy yen since 1998. Manuel Augusto Moreno |…
Fed officials who voted to hike rates say action is needed now against inflation
Beth Hammack, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, during a research conference…
U.S. economy slowed to 1.5% growth rate in Q2; June core inflation at 3.3%
Economic growth was weaker than expected in the second quarter though underlying drivers were mostly solid. At the…
Fed meeting recap: July 2026
The Federal Reserve released its latest interest rate decision on Wednesday, opting to keep rates at a range…