President Trump's 'skinny' budget proposes to pay for defense spending increases with spending cuts to the smallest part of the federal budget, which has already seen large cuts.
Sounding more confident than in the past, Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said on Wednesday it's safe for Americans to "feel good" about the U.S. economy.
The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 0.25% on Wednesday. The increase raises the Fed's target for short-term interest rates to a range of 0.75% and 1.00%.
Trump administration officials, Tom Price and Seema Verma, tell the states that they support requiring some low-income adults on Medicaid to work and pay premiums.
President Trump's promise to slash taxes and rip up regulations are making America's CEOs more confident about hiring workers. A Business Roundtable CEO survey released on Tuesday shows that plans for hiring, investments and sales have risen sharply.
Nations from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal are meeting with Chinese officials in Chile Tuesday to talk about a new potential trade pact after President Trump withdrew the U.S. from TPP.
Older working class Americans will see their premiums climb as much as 25% by under the Republicans' proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday.
The U.S. election may have awakened "animal spirits" on Wall Street, but the bears definitely didn't get the wake-up call. They've been hibernating for an unusually-long period. Monday is on track to be the 104th day in a row without a 1% drop for the S&P 500, the longest stretch since 1995.