Manchin says deal reached with Schumer on tax and climate bill

In a startling turnabout, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin have reached an expansive agreement that had eluded them for months on health care, energy and climate issues, taxes on higher earners and corporations and trimming the federal debt.

Fed hikes interest rate by 0.75 percentage points in bid to curb inflation

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in three decades to tame high inflation.

US new home sales drop to lowest level in 2 years

New single-family home purchases tumbled 8.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000 units, the lowest level since April 2020.

Fed set to impose another big rate hike to fight inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Wednesday will address the Fed's plans to raise interest rates until inflation falls, even if it possibly slows economic growth.

US inflation reached 9.1% in June, a new 40-year high

U.S. consumer prices soared 9.1% compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, the biggest 12-month increase since 1981.

Inflation, expenses rise sharply as priorities for most Americans, poll finds

Most Americans expressed little confidence in Republicans and Democrats to focus on issues important to them or an ability to work together and get things done.

US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience

America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates.

Electric vehicle battery myths v. facts: The debate over ‘green’

As demand for electric vehicles grows, innovation follows and companies are looking at more environmentally friendly options when it comes to the controversial manufacturing of EV batteries.

Gas tax holiday: How Biden's proposal would work

Facing stubbornly high gas prices that average about $5 a gallon nationwide, President Joe Biden has urged Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. Here is how the "tax holiday" would work.

Gas tax holiday? Biden decision expected this week

Gas prices nationwide average just under $5 a gallon, AAA says. Now the president is considering a gas tax holiday to give Americans a break at the pump.