Economy

There's only about half the number of auto mechanics needed coming out of technical colleges and training programs every year.

The bipartisan debt ceiling deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would modify the work requirements for food stamps and welfare.

The House has approved the debt ceiling and budget cuts package, sending it to the Senate. President Joe Biden negotiated the deal with Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avert a U.S. default crisis.

Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hunting for votes from fellow Republicans for the debt ceiling deal.

The proportion of Americans between the ages of 16 and 19 who have jobs has trended up in recent years.

Lawmakers are not expected to return to work from the Memorial Day weekend before Tuesday, at the earliest.

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle" late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal that to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline,

The US could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers don't act in time.

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy say they and their lead negotiators have had a productive meeting at the White House on the impasse over the government's debt ceiling.

Negotiations are continuing over raising the nation's debt ceiling and mere days before the government could reach a “hard deadline” and run out of cash to pay its bills.

Negotiators are racing to beat a deadline of June 1, which is when the Treasury Dept. said the U.S. could begin defaulting on its debts for the first time in history and risk financial catastrophe.

The U.S. Treasury is warning that the U.S. could run out of cash to keep paying the nation’s bills as soon as June 1 if there is no agreement.

A new analysis from Zillow projected that home-buying costs could surge by a stunning 22% if Congress fails to raise the debt limit by June 1.

According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 5.4 million new business applications were filed in 2021, the highest of any year on record. 

The company said Wednesday that it's rolling out a new Airbnb Rooms offering in which guests share space with the owner.

The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate yet again in its drive to cool inflation, a move that will directly affect most Americans.

San Francisco-based First Republic is the third midsize bank to fail in two months and is the second-biggest bank failure in U.S. history.

Faced with high prices and interest rates, consumers have begun reining in their spending.

Meanwhile, American women expect far less than men when it comes to salary in a new job offer, according to the new Federal Reserve data.