By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer U.S. job openings rose at the start of the year, another sign the job market was solid when President Donald Trump…
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By ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of states imposing sales taxes on groceries has shrunk over the years, and…
By DAMIAN J. TROISE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war…
By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Tariffs are in the news at the moment. Here’s what they are and what you…
By JOSH BOAK, PAUL WISEMAN and ROB GILLIES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets…
By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting toward the close of its worst month since April, and…
By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Egg producers blame the bird flu outbreak for driving prices to record highs, but…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers cut back sharply on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even…
By ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press Business Writer When the Trump administration’s crypto czar, David Sacks, recently held a news conference to announce a new congressional…
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gasoline and rents rose, a…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell heads to Capitol Hill for two days of testimony this week before House and Senate committees that oversee the central…
By SETH BORENSTEIN and ALEXA ST. JOHN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are…
By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4%…
By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Reporter More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and there are still relatively…
By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer U.S. job openings fell in December, a sign that the labor market is cooling but still healthy. Openings fell to…