1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (732+ words) The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have sent a chill through world markets, with U.S. futures falling more than 1% BANGKOK -- The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets on Monday, with U.S. futures falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though…...

23+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1218+ words) Trump, Treasury secretary, Fed choice say the economy can party like it's 1999. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump, his Treasury secretary and his choice to lead the Federal Reserve believe they can coax the U.S. economy into partying like it's 1999. They are putting…...

3+ day, 28+ min ago  (199+ words) WASHINGTON -- U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month. The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it hits consumers, rose 0.5% from December and 2.9% from January 2025. Economists had forecast a 0.3% increase for the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (313+ words) The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week below 6% for the first time since late 2022, good news for home shoppers as the spring homebuying season gets rolling. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 5.98% from 6.01% last week, mortgage…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (198+ words) ABC News Homebuyers find relief as mortgage rates drop: Analysts The surge in home prices has slowed while income gains have accelerated, which is bolstering the purchasing power of homebuyers, some analysts noted. Murder trial for Colin Gray, Georgia father…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (323+ words) The IMF is letting Egypt tap about $2.3 billion more from its loan program after it says reforms are steadying the economy CAIRO -- The International Monetary Fund says it allowing Egypt to draw on about $2.3 billion from an earlier approved loan,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (552+ words) Asian stock markets have mostly advanced following stronger-than-expected earnings from chipmaker Nvidia, which helped ease some investor fears over the boom in artificial intelligence HONG KONG -- U.S. futures fell while Asian shares mostly advanced on Thursday after strong-than-expected earnings from chipmaker…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (872+ words) ABC News fact-checked some of Trump's claims about the economy. President Donald Trump on Tuesday voiced a flurry of upbeat claims about the U.S. economy in his State of the Union address. The speech came more than a year after Trump…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (231+ words) WASHINGTON -- The American consumer's confidence in the U.S. economy improved slightly in February after cratering a month earlier. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 91.2 in February from an upwardly revised 89 last month. A measure of…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (401+ words) The case appears to be the first filed since SCOTUS' landmark decision. FedEx is suing the Trump administration to get a "full refund" for all the tariffs the company paid that have since been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a…...