Economy

U.S. stocks are slipping Wednesday and pulling back from their recent record highs as virus cases surge and coronavirus vaccines move closer to distribution. A vaccine from Pfizer and German ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. airlines carried 62 percent fewer passengers in October over the same month last year, the U.S. Department ...

U.S. corporations are sitting on record amounts of cash to reduce shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic, S&P ...

NEW YORK—U.S. crude oil production is expected to fall by 910,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2020 to ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday confirmed that he has relocated from California to Texas and now calls ...

NEW YORK—Optimism is surging among U.S. stock investors, as Wall Street indexes hit records at the end of ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. worker productivity increased strongly in the third quarter, though the pace of growth was likely overstated as ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. consumers took out more auto and student loans in October, but cut back on credit card borrowing, ...

NEW YORK—The U.S. economy’s growth is likely slowing as 2020 comes to a close, but a growing number ...

NEW YORK—The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped Americans from keeping up with their credit card payments, thanks in large ...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday that the Senate will consider the the $740 billion National Defense ...

U.S. gasoline consumption fell during the Thanksgiving holiday week to the lowest in more than 20 years, said ...

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) told CNN in an interview Sunday that as talks continue on another stimulus package, ...

WASHINGTON—Hyundai Motor Co is recalling 129,000 U.S. vehicles for an engine issue that can increase the risk of ...

A Michigan business owner who interrupted a news reporter on live television and delivered a rant that later ...

U.S. private employers scaled back their hiring in November, adding the fewest workers in six months as soaring new ...

WASHINGTON—The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed the nomination of Christopher Waller for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. passenger and cargo airline industry saw total employment fall by nearly 29,000 workers through the month ...

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 3 confirmed Christopher Waller to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, giving him ...

Walmart said on Thursday it would spend more than $700 million on bonuses as the retailer compensates its ...

The Trump administration late on Dec. 1 released the names of more than 10 million businesses and individuals ...

WASHINGTON—White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany confirmed on Dec. 2 that President Donald Trump is serious about vetoing ...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Dec. 1 that more stimulus is urgently needed to help ...

President Donald Trump backs the COVID-19 relief package put together by the top Republican in Congress, Treasury Secretary ...

The pace of U.S. auto sales slowed in November, data from analytics firm Wards Intelligence showed on Dec. ...

DALLAS—Boeing Co's 737 MAX on Wednesday will make its first public demonstration flight with members of the media ...

Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell for a second straight month in October as an acute ...