Americans filing for jobless aid remain at historically low levels below 200,000
WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up last week as layoffs remain historically low and most…
More expensive gas, semiconductors likely pushed up inflation last month
WASHINGTON — Inflation likely worsened in September in one of the last price reports the government will issue…
Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to highest level in nearly 3 years
Mortgage rates marched higher for the seventh week in a row, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan…
US mortgage rates brush 7%
This is the fourth week in a row that mortgage rates have moved higher. The average rate hasn’t…
US household income top pre-pandemic levels for the 1st time as Americans struggle with inflation
WASHINGTON — U.S. household income finally topped pre- pandemic levels last year, a stark sign of how the…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday 9/11/2026
U.S. stocks rebounded and clawed back much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off…
America In Focus: US hiring bounces back in August; mortgage rates climb
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over…
Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has spent 20 months promising that America was on the cusp of…
Mortgage rates climb again, pushing the 30-year average to a 1-year high
Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level…
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in 13 months
Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level…
Iran targets American allies in the Gulf after US strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a…
German economy faces challenge from China’s support for competing industries
MOOSBURG, Germany (AP) — The heart of the German economy is making and exporting the big-ticket, complex goods…