The Commerce Department said U.S. retail sales increased in May despite an increase in gasoline prices, staving or at least calming fears of a recessi...

The Labor Department reported Friday that the U.S. economy added 280,000 jobs in May, outpacing expectations, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 5...

Washington State should look to Connecticut before they learn that -- specifically regarding tax policy -- there is a giant gap between theory and rea...

The Commerce Department reported Monday that U.S. consumer spending was unexpectedly flat in April as households cut back and continued to save....

A gauge of consumer sentiment from Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan beat expectations of 89.9, but was overshadowed by weak economic dat...

The ISM Chicago Business Barometer shows Midwest manufacturing fell to 46.2 in May from 52.3 the month prior, contracting again after hope for a rebou...

The Labor Department said on Thursday its producer price index (PPI) for final demand fell 0.4 percent last month, declining for the third time this y...

Explaining a new survey from Gallup finding the number of Americans identifying as independents at a record high, as Democrats enjoy a slight party ID...

In this week's address, President Obama touted the economic gains made in 2014, claiming "America's coming back." But is it really, or are we in for a...

A highlight of some of the president's answers during the NPR interview with Steve Inskeen that border on delusional, covering domestic and foreign po...