Economies

The Federal Reserve extended the end date for its Main Street Lending Program by eight days to process a rush of applications submitted since the Trump administration said it was ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s response to the coronavirus pandemic began on Feb. 28 with a 44-word statement of ...

OMAHA, Neb.—U.S. factories have been cranking out goods during much of the pandemic at rates that are remarkably ...

The UK and Turkey signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday to continue existing trade arrangements between the ...

NEW YORK—Investors are weighing how big to go on U.S. technology stocks in the coming year, as pricier ...

NEW YORK—Outsized bets on large U.S. technology companies and emerging cryptocurrencies fueled the year’s top-performing U.S. mutual fund ...

LONDON—The European Union can't decide about granting the United Kingdom access to the bloc’s financial market, even though ...

U.S. retail sales rose 3 percent during this year’s expanded holiday shopping season powered by a pandemic-driven shift ...

The feds’ latest weapon in their war against carbon emissions is the clean fuel standard (CFS).

Australia's trade surplus for goods has dropped to its lowest level in two years after China stopped buying ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy grew at a record pace in the third quarter, fueled by more than $3 trillion ...

WASHINGTON—The long-awaited nearly $900 billion U.S. pandemic aid package will help banks by boosting borrowers’ finances, easing a ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. home sales fell more than expected in November after five straight months of gains amid a shortage ...

NEW YORK—Many U.S. holiday shoppers, wary of spending time in stores during the latest surge of COVID-19 cases ...

Canadians may be eligible to claim a deduction on their personal income tax return if they were forced ...

SAO PAULO—Mercedes Benz said on Thursday that it would wind down car production in Brazil, shutting down its ...

A ban on new oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands would cost eight Western states $8.1 ...

WASHINGTON—The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total ...

WASHINGTON—Most small business owners in the United States believe the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is still ahead ...

U.S. households across the board built up savings during the pandemic, but low-income households are burning through their ...

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve announced on Dec. 16 that it would keep U.S. interest rates near zero as the pandemic continues ...

LOS ANGELES—Workers at the busiest U.S. seaport are plucking containers of toys off ships and out of massive ...

WASHINGTON—A federal banking regulator on Dec. 15 finalized new rules that should make it easier for non-bank companies ...

LONDON—Some of Europe’s tech companies are preparing to speed up listing plans early next year to grab some ...

Millions of people have moved out of New York City during the pandemic, but at the same time, ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. manufacturing output increased more than expected in November, boosted by motor vehicle production, although momentum could slow ...

Britain, a country of 67 million people, has lost 819,000 jobs since the CCP virus pandemic hit the ...