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Vice President-elect JD Vance is an advocate of a new school of conservative economic thought that says tax policy and other government intervention should be used to promote stronger families, communities and industry. To learn more about the goals ...

Trump campaigned on promises to impose huge tariffs on foreign goods, slash taxes and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Yet many economists warn that Trump's plans are likely to worsen inflation, raise costs for consumers and drive up the . ...

The economy was an important issue in the election, helping to propel Donald Trump to victory. But for borrowers, concerns about their finances extend beyond inflation to include their student debt.

Voters are deciding dozens of state ballot measures affecting the way people live, work and die.

A strike by 33,000 Boeing factory workers is coming to an end after more than seven weeks. The aerospace giant's unionized machinists voted on Monday to accept a company contract offer.

A Seattle-based district of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers is recommending that its members approve the Boeing offer that would raise pay rates by 38 percent over four years.

"A president who targets people, targets CEOs, targets companies, targets journalists and targets opposition could have a devastating impact on the investment confidence that has been robust for the past four years but also part of America's strength ...

America's employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls.

Immigration is a key issue of this campaign. Vice President Harris says if elected, she will pass a bipartisan bill strengthening border security. Former President Trump promises a much larger crackdown including mass deportations. Paul Solman ...

Just weeks before the holiday travel season, new airline refund rules went into effect across the country. They can mean big changes for when, and how, Americans get paid back for things like flight delays or mishandled baggage. They would also put . ...