"What I see are shell games, budget gimmicks that make the real cost of the so-called $1.75 trillion bill estimated to be almost twice that amount. This is a recipe for economic crisis," Manchin said.
Ongoing standstills at the nation’s largest port are driving prices through the roof. Others are stepping up to help, but it’s not enough to fix the problem.
The unprecedented backlog of ships waiting to unload their cargo containers at U.S ports is moving at a snail's pace.
U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on the economy with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs.
After all-night negotiations, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have reportedly reached a temporary agreement to raise the debt ceiling. Republicans had offered a proposal to extend the debt limit into December, but it comes with a caveat.
New inflation numbers show the average American is feeling the effects of sky-high prices sparked by increased demand for goods and services.
It's a potential model for the supermarket of the future with no human cashiers in sight.
The Federal Reserve will start dialing back its ultra-low-rate policies this year as long as hiring continues to improve, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday, signaling the beginning of the end of the Fed’s extraordinary response to the pandemic recession.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the U.S. economy and job market are quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession.
American consumers faced a third straight monthly surge in prices in June, the latest evidence that a rapid reopening of the economy is fueling pent-up spending for goods and services that in many cases remain in short supply.