Economy

TOKYO – Japan posted its smallest current account surplus in more than five years in June, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, mainly due to a slump in exports,...

The White House has pitched its payroll tax holiday as a boon to American workers that would fatten their paychecks and provide a jolt to the economy. But for companies...

WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not about to blink. The Democratic leader has been here before, negotiating a deal with the White House to save the U.S. economy, and...

Some of the US’s largest tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft, are speaking out against Trump’s suspension of guest worker visas. In an amicus brief filed Monday, the...

American businesses hired workers at a blistering pace in June, data from the Labor Department showed Monday. U.S. employers hired 6.7 million workers in the month, the second-highest monthly total...

President Trump on Monday took aim at Senator Ben Sasse, accusing him of “foolishness” over the Republican senator’s criticism of Trump’s executive actions over the weekend intended to provide economic relief for...

Whether United States President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether states, which are...

Last week ended with the U.S. Congress still locked in dysfunction over how best to address the rapid deterioration of our national circumstances. As our federal government’s paralysis continues, state...

Donald Trump & Co. have thrown the already rapidly collapsing America off an economic cliff. Over the next few weeks, they will pound the wreckage, even set it afire, unless...

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that he’s beginning to wonder if Democrats are purposely stalling coronavirus stimulus negotiations to tank the economy in an attempt to make President...