Sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities are squeezing Americans' finances. read more >

The investigation could result in retroactive tariffs of up to 240%. read more >

Sales increased 0.3% after registering a revised 4.9% jump from December to January. read more >

One of the few areas of decline was restaurants, where sales slipped 0.9% from the month before. read more >

Brisk consumer spending collided with snarled supply chains to raise the costs of food, furniture, appliances and other goods. read more >

Claims fell to 260,000, fewer than the 265,000 analysts were expecting. read more >

Though they remain historically low, home loan rates have been rising. read more >

Private investment rocketed 32% higher, boosted by a surge in business inventories. read more >

Buyers snapped up cheaper homes in anticipation of higher interest rates. read more >

Companies that use semiconductors are down to less than five days of inventory. read more >

Sales increased at the the fastest pace in 17 years. read more >

Personal incomes, which provide the fuel for future spending increases, rose 0.4%. read more >

Economists are still reluctant to put too much weight in the volatile monthly data. read more >

The strong rebound in exports is seen by economists as evidence of global supply chains beginning to untangle. read more >

U.S. consumer spending plunged 7.5% in March, reflecting the growing impact of the coronavirus pandemic as Americans complied with stay-at-home orders. read more >

The U.S. economy slowed in the final three months of last year to an annual growth rate of 2.6 percent, the slowest pace since the beginning of 2018, as the government shutdown and other factors took a toll on growth. Economists believe growth has slowed even more in the current quarter. read more >

U.S. wholesale prices barely rose last month as a sharp decline in the cost of gas offset pricier freight trucking services and mobile phone plans. read more >

Americans increased their spending at retailers last month by the most in two and a half years, driven by strong auto sales as residents of hurricane-ravaged areas replaced destroyed cars. read more >