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Gasoline Likely Going Sky High On West Coast, But Rest Of US May Not Even See $3 This Summer

California stations are selling $4 a gallon gasoline, but for drivers in most other states, unleaded gas this summer may... Read more

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell To Meet With Democrats As Trump Increases Pressure On Central Bank

Top lawmakers also say they are growing increasingly worried about the politicization of the Fed. Read more

Vice President Mike Pence Backs Trump's Call To Lower Interest Rates, Citing Low Consumer Inflation

Trump and economic advisor Larry Kudlow have also called for lower rates, though the Fed generally makes decisions indep... Read more

Herman Cain's Fed Board Bid Is In Danger As Three GOP Senators Plan To Vote Against Trump's Pick

At least three GOP senators plan to vote against Herman Cain if Trump formally chooses him for a Federal Reserve Board s... Read more

Rising Gasoline Prices And Rents Boost US Consumer Prices In March

U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in more than a year in March, but underlying inflation remained benign agains... Read more

Europe Slams 'exaggerated' US Tariff Threat And Prepares To Retaliate

The EU has hit back at new U.S. proposals to target European goods with tariffs, following a WTO ruling over subsidies f... Read more

US Threatens To Slap New Tariffs On EU Goods In Retaliation Against Airbus Subsidies

The U.S. Trade Representative on Monday proposed a list of European Union products ranging from large commercial aircraf... Read more

After Being Rocked By Trump Tariffs, The Solar Energy Business Is Bouncing Back

After two years of job losses in the solar industry, a California mandate is welcome and advocates are projecting demand... Read more

White House Planning Executive Order That Aims To Boost Pipeline Construction, Lower Energy Prices

The effort was spurred by the blockage of the construction of the 125-mile Constitution Pipeline from Pennsylvania to Ne... Read more

America's Bustling Jobs Market Is Still Leaving Some People Behind

For those in the labor market, employers and job seekers alike, the details of the U.S. labor market are complicated. Read more

Strong Jobs Number Dashes Recession Fears And Shows Fed It Does Not Need To Move On Rates

March's jobs growth powered back to a more normal level of 196,000, after February's weakness, suggesting a first-quarte... Read more

Trump Says Economy Would Take Off Like 'a Rocket Ship' If Fed Cut Rates, Ending Tightening Policy

"I think they should drop rates and get rid of quantitative tightening," Trump says of the Fed. Read more

Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart

CNBC studied the net changes by industry for March jobs based on the data from the Labor Department. Read more

Job Market Bounces Back In March With 196,000 Gain In Payrolls

The numbers came a month after February's jaw-dropping gain of just 20,000, which was revised up to 33,000 in the March ... Read more

Josh Brown: How I Explain The Stock Market Vs The Economy

Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, has a good analogy to compare the gyrations on Wall Street to the real ec... Read more