Alicia Wallace

The US economy appears to be on a knife’s edge, and Friday’s jobs report will be the deciding factor as to the next direction.

The number of available jobs in the US continued to shrink in July, an indication that demand for workers continues to wane amid a cooling labor market.

Global supply chains, now a couple years recovered from pandemic-era snarls, have been chugging along at a much healthier clip.

The Federal Reserve’s go-to inflation gauge held at 2.5% in July, Commerce Department data showed Friday. That’s better than anticipated and shows progress — but still underscores the bumpy process for inflation’s descent.

US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday.

When Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the national spotlight fell on the North Star State.

Inflation is slowly moving back to what’s considered a more sustainable pace, but for many Americans, it’s hard to take solace: The post-pandemic spike in price hikes drastically increased the cost of living.

The shape of the US labor market is changing, job growth is slowing and new survey data released Monday shows that Americans are starting to feel increasingly unsettled about it all.

Price hikes slowed more than expected in July, and, for the first time in more than three years, the Consumer Price Index has landed below 3%.

Price hikes slowed more than expected in July, and, for the first time in more than three years, the Consumer Price Index has landed below 3%.