Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week attributed a multimillion-person drop in the number of participants receiving food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the tamping down of fraud and an improved economy
May 02, 2026
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced to record closing highs on Friday, boosted by robust earnings and a dip in crude prices, and turning
May 01, 2026
U.S. manufacturing activity held steady in April, but supplier delivery performance worsened as the war in the Middle East disrupted shipping in the
May 01, 2026
Soaring oil prices from the Iran war pushed inflation higher to 3% in Europe in April
April 30, 2026
Italy's unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in March but a net 12,000 jobs were lost during the month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Thursday.
April 30, 2026
China's manufacturing sector expanded in April at its fastest pace since the end of 2020, driven by stronger output and surging new orders, a private survey showed on
April 30, 2026
China's factory activity expanded for a second straight month in April, as manufacturers cranked up production to ship goods early to buyers worried the Iran war will
April 30, 2026
Brazil's economy created a net 228,208 formal jobs in March, data from the Labor Ministry showed on Wednesday, more than the 150,000 expected by economists in a Reuters
April 30, 2026
On a chilly spring day in 2017, Jerome Powell made a six-hour round trip by car through heavy mountain fog from Washington to West Virginia
April 29, 2026
U.S. single-family homebuilding increased to a 13-month high in March, but the improvement was likely a blip as permits for future construction fell sharply and
April 29, 2026
Five of China's largest lenders reported net profit growth over 3% in the first quarter of this year on Wednesday, as bad debt ratios
April 29, 2026
India's industrial output expanded 4.1% in March, its slowest pace in five months, as softer factory output and weak power generation weighed on growth, government data
April 28, 2026
Canada's housing market slump, the longest in recent decades, is straining household spending even as a record high domestic stock market generates
April 28, 2026
With government debt levels sky high across the developed world, leaders are being warned to get their fiscal houses in order, but in an age of
April 27, 2026
The Middle East conflict will lead to slower economic growth and higher inflation in Switzerland, but the Swiss National Bank has unrestricted scope to target
April 24, 2026
The global economy is facing ever more tangible strains from the energy shock triggered by the Iran war
April 23, 2026
Inflation indicators from British companies flashed red in two long-running business surveys published on Thursday, which showed record
April 23, 2026
Japan's manufacturing activity expanded at its strongest pace in four years in April as firms boosted production over concerns about potential supply shortages due to
April 23, 2026
Thailand's government has room to borrow up to 500 billion baht ($15.55 billion) by October without raising the public debt ceiling, its finance minister said on
April 22, 2026
U.S. business inventories increased slightly more than expected in February amid a sharp rebound in stocks at wholesalers, suggesting that inventory investment could
April 21, 2026
Spain starts program to legalize up to half-million migrants
January 28, 2026
U.S. banks last week reported a sharp ramp-up in corporate borrowing, offering an early indication of resilience in parts of the economy even as inflationary
April 20, 2026
By Mike Dolan March 31 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets The turbulent first quarter of 2026 ends with a dull thud, as the Iran war
March 31, 2026
U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly edged up in March, but households remained downbeat on the labor market and anticipated higher inflation over
March 31, 2026
Berkshire Hathaway's profits double as shareholders gather for the annual meeting on Saturday
UK PM Starmer says there could be new powers to ban pro-Palestinian marches
OPEC+ agrees in principle on small oil output quota hike without UAE, sources say
Zelenskiy, Fico discuss Ukraine's EU accession
Washington Hilton attack spotlights hotel industry's nagging and costly security problem
Taiwan President arrives in Eswatini after blaming China for cancellation of prior trip
A bright moon may dim the Eta Aquarid meteor shower made up of Halley's comet debris
China's railway hit new single-day passenger record on May Day