A top official at the Federal Reserve is saying that this month’s stunning, weaker-than-expected report on the U.S. job ...

James Bullard, a former St. Louis Fed president, and economic consultant Marc Sumerlin are in the running to succeed Jerome ...

DC had the fourth-highest homicide among US cities in 2024, according to statistics compiled by the Center for Public Safety ...

From inflation to recession, we who cover the economy and business at NPR get asked about tariffs all the time. Here are some of the most frequent questions — and what we answer.

President Donald Trump reportedly wants the U.S. to sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stock in a quest to move mortgage finance ...

The Federal Reserve's vice chair of supervision, Michelle Bowman, on Saturday said recent weak job data underscores her ...

Mortgage rates fell to their lowest levels since March because job growth has been surprisingly weak this summer.

The Federal Reserve resisted pressure from the White House last week and left its policy rate unchanged. It was the right decision. As Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged, the case for a cut was a bit st ...

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that will give him and his political appointees unprecedented control over ...

President Donald Trump recently nominated one of his economic advisers to the Federal Reserve’s top ranks, but his next ...

Apple announced $100 billion in new U.S. manufacturing investments, sending its shares up over 10% for the week. After recent declines, triggered by a weaker-than-expected jobs report and a June ...

Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, once again sounded the alarm on tariffs in Berkshire's second-quarter earnings report.