U.S. Economy

Oil majors are counting on the repeal of America's 40-year ban on exporting crude oil to shore up prices.

A small hike in U.S. interest rates is almost inevitable on Wednesday. The big question is: What happens next?

By not earning profits, Vanguard has earned the wrath of the IRS, and investors may end up paying the price

U.S. job growth surged in October, bringing the unemployment rate to its lowest level since April 2008.

The city of Ogden, together with its neighboring communities, has the narrowest wealth gap among America's largest metropolitan statistical areas.

Those living in poverty can be helped by cash. Help in kind is a poor substitute.

The rich are feeling better, but the average citizen has not seen much benefit from the recovery yet.

The last time energy was this cheap, Eisenhower was president.

A "Second Gilded Age" has brought levels of inequality not seen since labor unions first organized.

Deficits should remain at tolerable levels. So defense budgets don't need to be squeezed unduly.

The Republican front-runner warned on Monday that China will "bring us down."

The upsurge in uncertain work undermines the minimum wage, worker safety, family and medical leave and overtime.

More Russian entrepreneurs are going abroad, but it's not exactly because of Putin.

Putting the $18 trillion U.S. economy into perspective by comparing state GDPs to entire countries.

Fed says the economy is now on track to grow between 1.8 percent and 2.0 percent this year.

Are the largest companies in the U.S. economy helping or hurting the environment and society?

U.S. job growth rebounded last month, adding 223,000 jobs, signs of a pick-up in economic momentum.

Harsh weather kept consumers from automobile showrooms and shopping malls.

Predicting a financial crisis by observing crowds, viruses and migrating geese.

A new documentary on the financial crisis paints Alan Greenspan as an embodiment of what went wrong with America.