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The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries -- an effort that comes after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's previous use of tariffs by declaring an economic ...

Advocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes.

You don't have to drive a car to be affected.

The Paris-based organization said it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from its members' emergency reserves.

President Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio and Kentucky on Wednesday to argue that his policies can steady an economy facing shock waves from the war on Iran and to try to defeat one of the few congressional Republicans who has dared to defy him.

Much of the pain is being caused by an effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of the world's oil.

The national average gas price was $3.48 a gallon on Monday, up from $2.90 a month ago, before the war, according to tracking by AAA.

The announcement was greeted by a judge angry he was kept out of the loop.

Supply concerns have driven crude and gasoline higher prices as the war ensnares major oil-producing countries and hinders exports from the Persian Gulf.

A disappointing jobs report shows that employers cut 92,000 jobs in February. The report also included downward revisions for the previous two months and a slight rise in the unemployment rate. It paints a picture of a labor market struggling across ...