1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (864+ words) WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has been losing his own battle to cut interest rates. The president likes to vilify high rates as an affront to the size and strength of the U.S. economy, saying that America deserves the cheapest borrowing costs…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1117+ words) A $1.7 million no-bid contract awarded to a company owned by J.J. Cafaro to install a water-purification system for the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the source of controversy, but the businessman said he isn’t surprised. Cafaro’s Greenwater Services lived up…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1136+ words) AP A employee works at a cash register in a grocery store May 14 in Schaumburg, Ill. Not so fast, experts say. Even after oil starts flowing again from the Middle East, it could take awhile for consumers to see a difference…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1114+ words) A $1.7 million no-bid contract awarded to a company owned by J.J. Cafaro to install a water-purification system for the iconic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the source of controversy, but the businessman said he isn’t surprised. Cafaro’s Greenwater Services lived up…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (345+ words) I am not an economist, but I do have some personal experience with the principles of economics and the rules that allow Americans to prosper while becoming more self-reliant and less dependent on government. The central flaw in this “reasoning…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (24+ words) Staff report The ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict has challenged, but not hampered, seamless tube producer Vallourec, the multinational company said Tuesday in its...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (272+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americ...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (27+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americ...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (247+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring beat the 65,0...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (25+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court ruled Thursday against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court...