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Senate Passes Landmark Bipartisan Housing Affordability Bill...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan housing affordability bill aimed at boo...
Big Beautiful Bill Tax Stimulus Begins Working Through US Economic Sys...
WASHINGTON — Tax reductions enacted under the Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” a...
Asian Share Markets Fall as US-Iran Talks Progress Raises Uncertainty...
HONG KONG — Asian share markets traded mixed Monday as optimism over progress in U.S.-Iran negotia...
Federal Student Loan Debt Approaches $2 Trillion as Repayment Push Res...
WASHINGTON — Federal student loan debt in the United States is approaching $2 trillion as the fede...
Consumer Price Index Shows Modest Increase in Recent Month...
WASHINGTON — Consumer prices rose modestly in May, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau o...
Oil Prices Ease as US Iran Peace Deal Signals Strait of Hormuz Reopening...
LONDON — Oil prices eased on Friday as reports of a proposed U.S.-Iran agreement signaled a potential reopening of the...
AI Industry Groups Pour Money Into Both Parties Ahead of Midterm Elections...
WASHINGTON — Artificial intelligence industry groups and executives are directing substantial political spending towar...
States Facing New SNAP Cost-Sharing Rules Begin Budget Contingency Planning...
WASHINGTON — State governments across the United States are beginning contingency budget planning as new federal cost-...
States With Auto-Conforming Tax Codes Scramble After Federal Tax Cut Passage...
WASHINGTON — States that automatically conform their tax codes to federal law are racing to assess the fiscal impact o...
Average Monthly Private Payroll Growth Surges to More Than Double 2025 Rate...
WASHINGTON — Average monthly private-sector payroll growth in the United States has more than doubled from last year's...
Worker Wages Continue to Outpace Inflation Despite Elevated Energy Prices...
WASHINGTON — Worker wages continued to rise faster than inflation during the first quarter of 2026 despite higher ener...
Treasury Reports Business Investment Rose More Than Ten Percent in First Quarter...
WASHINGTON — Business investment in the United States rose by more than 10% in the first quarter of 2026, driven by st...
CBO Projects Federal Deficit to Grow by 3.4 Trillion Over Next Decade...
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said federal deficits are projected to increase by about $3.4 trill...
Producer Prices Rise Sharply on Higher Energy Costs in Latest Data...
WASHINGTON — U.S. producer prices rose sharply in May, driven primarily by higher energy costs amid ongoing geopolitic...