EEconomy Read More America In Focus: US hiring bounces back in August; mortgage rates climbSeptember 6, 2026 The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over…
EEconomy Read More Wall Street week ahead: The market focuses on key inflation updatesSeptember 5, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street will get several important updates about inflation this week. On Thursday, the…
BBusiness Read More Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for himSeptember 5, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has spent 20 months promising that America was on the cusp of…
BBusiness Read More Stocks fall after a surprisingly strong jobs report raises prospects of an interest rate hikeSeptember 5, 2026 U.S. stocks fell and Treasury yields rose Friday after the government reported that employers unexpectedly added 162,000 jobs…
EEconomy Read More Mortgage rates climb again, pushing the 30-year average to a 1-year highSeptember 3, 2026 Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level…
EEconomy Read More Trump says U.S. growth could hit 20%, a rate seen once since WWIISeptember 1, 2026 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and…
BBusiness Read More Violence flares in the Strait of Hormuz, sending stocks down, oil upAugust 31, 2026 The price of oil rose and stocks fell on Wall Street Monday after the U.S. launched its first…
EEconomy Read More America In Focus: key inflation gauge remains high; Fed’s Warsh signals rate hikes may be neededAugust 29, 2026 The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over…
BBusiness Read More Fed Chair signals interest rate hikes if inflation does not retreatAugust 28, 2026 JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high…
EEconomy Read More Average rate on 30-year mortgage hits 6.66% this weekAugust 27, 2026 Mortgage rates ticked higher this week, nudging the average long-term U.S. home loan rate closer to its recent…
EEconomy Read More Wall Street holds mostly steady following the latest update on inflationAugust 27, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market drifted through a quiet day of trading Wednesday after a…
BBusiness Read More US iflation remains elevated with conflict in Iran ongoing and new trade fights emergingAugust 26, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve stayed elevated last month in the…