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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2028 presidential ambitions are colliding with a very local headache: the Chicago Bears' stadium saga.

Consumer prices rose at a lower-than-expected rate last month, handing President Trump an early Christmas gift and a much-needed political boost heading into the midterm campaign season.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged lower this week, staying relatively close to its low for the year.

Kenya's environment court said Thursday it will consider a case challenging the operations of a luxury safari camp in the Maasai Mara reserve amid claims it was infringing on the annual wildebeest migration corridor.

U.S. stocks are jumping on Thursday following an encouraging report on inflation that could help the Federal Reserve keep cutting interest rates next year. A strong profit report from Micron Technology also helped AI stocks halt their sharp slides,

Consumer prices rose at a lower-than-expected rate for the year leading to November, the Department of Labor said Thursday in its first major inflation report since the government shutdown.

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday for the fourth meeting in a row as the economy in the 20 countries that use the euro increasingly looks strong enough to get by without the stimulus of lower borrowing costs for ...

U.S. inflation decelerated unexpectedly last month, the government said in a report that was delayed by the government shutdown.

Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion.

India signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Oman on Thursday as part of its broader strategy to offset the impact of steep U.S. import tariffs and widen export destinations during growing global trade uncertainties.