The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual rate in the first quarter of the year, the first decrease in national output since 2022. The decrease was due to a surge of imports, as people raced to buy ...

Tuesday's midterm elections come at a time of economic vulnerability for the United States. Recession predictions have largely turned to "when" not "if" and inflation remains stubbornly elevated.

Washington (CNN) — The US economy just had its worst quarter since 2022 as President Donald Trump’s significant policy changes unnerved consumers and businesses. Gross domestic product, which measures ...

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President Trump’s escalating trade wars have shaken confidence in the economy among Americans across the political spectrum, according to survey results released Friday. The University of Michigan’s ...

People wait for the bus on Park Street in the Frog Hollow neighborhood of Hartford. Credit: Yehyun Kim / ctmirror.org A family of four in the northeastern U.S. needed to earn close to $151,100 in 2022 ...

Sales of existing homes in March posted their biggest monthly decline in more than two years, after mounting economic uncertainty roiled the housing market at the start of the critical spring selling ...