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After the Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump's global tariffs, he pledged to keep most of them in place through other means. To discuss what the ruling and the president's response mean for the economy, Amna Nawaz spoke with Natasha .. ...

Friday's ruling will most likely prolong political and economic chaos over international trade through the election year.

It's the first major piece of President Donald Trump's broad agenda to come squarely before the nation's highest court, which he helped shape with the appointments of three conservative jurists in his first term.

A downturn in government and consumer spending contributed to the slowdown in fourth-quarter growth, the government said.

The figures show that inflation remains elevated, even as it has come down from a peak near 7% in 2022.

Cocoa prices have fallen nearly 70% since last Valentine's Day, but that won't make heart-shaped boxes of chocolate more affordable this year.

Filings for unemployment benefits are viewed as representative of U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.

The U.S. economy opened 2026 on better footing, with the latest jobs report showing employers added 130,000 jobs in January. But the data also had revised figures that paint an even weaker picture of last year's performance. It comes as some ...

Congressional Budget Office projections also indicate that inflation doesn't hit the Federal Reserve's 2% target rate until 2030.

The job market has been sluggish for months even though the economy is registering solid growth.