The U.S. has long struggled to deal with the health care needs of undocumented immigrants, mainly through emergency rooms and community health centers. But that struggle will become much more costly as the undocumented population ages.
The tax overhaul is poised to provide an instant lift to corporate America's booming bottom line. But Bank of America warns the boost could be fleeting.
Despite low unemployment and strong job gains, wage growth hasn't picked up in a meaningful way since the Great Recession ended in 2009. That could finally change in 2018.
Talks aimed at renegotiating a free trade deal could have major implications for other countries in their dealings with President Trump -- and for the tense situation over North Korea.
High-tax states may try to find a way around the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions when their legislatures start their spring sessions in the coming weeks.
The U.S. is on track to overtake Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer for the first time since 1975, according to a forecast from Rystad Energy.
Mexicans living abroad, the vast majority of whom live in the United States, sent home a record number of cash in remittances between January and November 2017. Last year is on pace to break a new record high.
The U.S. dollar slid to a 3-month low to start 2018 as expectations dimmed on the impact of the U.S. tax reform. The drop also continued the trend of a weaker dollar affected by other currencies rallying in 2017.
Some worry that the market has to cool off this year after a strong 2017. But the global economy looks healthy, consumers are still spending and corporate tax cuts should help boost earnings. The party may be just getting started.
President Trump tweeted Friday that the U.S. Postal Service is losing billions of dollars because it charges Amazon and other companies too little to deliver packages. But that's not the only reason the Postal Service is losing money.