Many college grads feel their grip on middle class loosening, survey says
The financial insecurities that afflict many college graduates point to the widening gap between the richest Americans and everyone else.
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US trade gap jumped to 10-year high; record gap with China
The U.S. trade deficit jumped nearly 19 percent in December, pushing the trade imbalance for all of 2018 to widen to a decade-long high of $621 billion. The gap with...
Trump to tap critic of agency David Malpass to lead World Bank
President Donald Trump plans to nominate David Malpass, a Trump administration critic of the World Bank, to lead the institution.
Trump assails Fed as the “only problem our economy has”
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Federal Reserve on Monday after administration officials spent the weekend trying to assure the public and financial markets that Jerome Powell's job as...
Trump slams rate increases by independent Federal Reserve
President Trump said he’s “not thrilled” by recent interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, a historically rare insertion by the White House into monetary policy set by the nation’s...
Trump’s possible China tariffs bring loud protests — in U.S.
President Donald Trump is considering sweeping tariffs on imports from China, with an announcement possible as early as next week. And that has industry groups and some lawmakers scrambling to...
Trump picks camera-proven Kudlow as top economic aide
President Donald Trump has chosen Larry Kudlow to be his top economic aide, elevating the influence of a longtime fixture on the CNBC business news network who previously served in...
Count the ways: How GOP tax plans would reward rich families
Life may be about to get easier for people with rich parents. They can thank the Republicans' tax plans.
U.S. home construction reaches strongest pace in a year
Construction of new homes climbed 13.7 percent in October, the biggest jump in a year as builders broke ground on more apartments and single-family houses. But there is still a...
GOP test: Expiring tax cuts would mean little bang for buck
Senate Republicans have run into a problem with their proposed tax cuts: Under Senate rules, the cuts would expire after 10 years.