3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (309+ words) If President Donald Trump thinks piling pressure on the Federal Reserve will further his goal of lowering interest rates and stimulating economic growth, he should think again. On the contrary, it's likely to have the opposite effect. It's hard to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (237+ words) By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press In a video statement, Powell said the threat of criminal charges are "pretexts" to undermine the'Fed's independence'when it comes to setting interest rates. "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (230+ words) Will this time be different? There's a lot to consider. If the story sounds familiar, it's because not long ago " when President Joe Biden was doling out generous piles of emergency funds to taxpayers " the price of gold reacted mildly,…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (309+ words) Despite the Fed's cuts, however, the budget office projects the yield on 10-year Treasury notes to increase gradually, from 4.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 4.3% in the fourth quarter of 2028. The 10-year Treasury yield is a benchmark for mortgage rates,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (261+ words) Philosopher George Santayana once famously observed, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Unfortunately, our nation's collective memory doesn't seem to even extend back two decades. Last month, Fannie Mae dropped the requirement that borrowers have…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (303+ words) The U.S. economy has been marked this year by the paradox of a rising stock market but a slowing labor market. Could the explanation be a productivity boom, led in part by artificial intelligence? That seems possible given last month's report…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (345+ words) By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. With just three trading days left in 2025, the benchmark index is still up more than 17%for the yearand it remains on track for its eighth monthly gain in a row....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (628+ words) There are thinkers throughout history who offer grand overarching explanations of economic growth. Karl Marx was an economic determinist who focused on perpetual struggle between economic classes. Philosopher Adam Smith argued that human ingenuity and enterprise should not be throttled…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (340+ words) By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has overturned decades of U.S. trade policy " building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy. His…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (108+ words) Derek Orth works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% in the early going Friday. The index is holding on to a modest gain…...