Investors are eager to see if this week's economic data will shed light on how tariff-related uncertainty and government layoffs have since impacted the health of the U.S. consumer - and more ...

Investors are looking to extend last week's gains after a losing streak. Tariffs on industrial sectors like cars and microchips are no longer expected to be announced on that date.

Building materials company James Hardie Industries has agreed to buy AZEK, a maker of home decking, railing and pergolas. The president's latest salvo calls for a harder line with firms litigating ...

Stocks have recently recovered a bit of ground, providing preretirees and retirees with an opportune time to scale back ...

Building materials company James Hardie Industries has agreed to buy AZEK, a maker of home decking, railing and pergolas, in a cash-and-stock deal worth $8.75 billion.

U.S. stock futures rose Sunday, after the S&P 500 snapped a four-week losing streak last week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM00) were recently up about 200 points, or 0.5%. S&P 500 futures ...

The other key factor determining when the Fed will next cut interest rates is inflation, particularly given the potential inflationary impact of Trump's policies. Friday's data on February PCE ...

Ryan Felsman, chief economist at CommSec, said he expects the annual growth rate of the headline consumer inflation indicator to be steady at 2.5%, with annual trimmed mean inflation unchanged at 2.8% ...

China Petroleum & Chemical's 2024 net profit was lower than expected, weighed by a downward trend in crude oil prices and sales volumes of the company's products. The Chinese state-owned oil-and-gas ...

Overall, the PMI data in March is consistent with signs that the economy is gathering momentum after a sluggish 2024, with income tax cuts in the middle of 2024 and an interest rate cut in February ...

With Social Security lumbering toward insolvency and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency's eagle-eyed focus on the agency, some program proponents are worried it's on the path to ...

President Trump has also called for the elimination of taxation on Social Security benefits, which may be a popular political move but one with consequences to the program's finances.