One chart shows the US is a rare major economy where wages have been outpacing inflation
Data from the OECD shows that between 2019 to 2023, the United States and Canada saw their average wages increase by 5.2% and ...
Walmart warns of a slower 2025. That’s a bad sign for America’s economy
Shoppers flooded to Walmart for groceries and clothing last year. But 2025 will be trickier for the retail giant as inflation ...
Donald Trump’s decision to cut down the federal workforce could lead to an economic disaster in some parts of the country
In the month since Donald Trump took office, he has wasted no time taking drastic measures to reduce the size of the federal ...
Trump orders use of CFIUS to restrict Chinese investments in strategic areas
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to ...
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.
Asian countries are among the most vulnerable to President Trump’s economic grievances. But they are also best placed to make ...
Treasury's Bessent, China's He trade economic complaints in call
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent traded policy complaints with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Friday, telling Beijing ...
How Canada Got Hooked on the U.S. Economy
When Mulroney and Reagan signed the deal, 75% of Canadian exports went south of the border. It is now 80%. That is not a huge ...
Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness
The jury’s out on whether the US is still at the top of global science. Proposed cuts to major agencies could mean completely ...