US Economy
Fed's Bullard: 'Restrictive' US Policy Is Likely Curbing Inflation
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Fed's interest rate increase in December likely tipped monetary policy into a restrictive setting that may be pushing th... Read more
Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal Offers 'economic Security' For Those 'unwilling To Work'
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The Green New Deal looks to create a more environmentally sound country with economic benefits for everyone — even tho... Read more
Kudlow: There's 'a Pretty Sizable Difference' Before A China Trade Deal Happens
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Larry Kudlow's comments coincided with a sharp drop in the stock market that sent the Dow industrials down more than 200... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall From A One-and-a-half-year High
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First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 221,000 in the most recent week, down from the ... Read more
Fed's Powell Reveals What He Thinks Is The Biggest Challenge Over The Next Decade
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Sluggish productivity and a widening wealth gap are the biggest challenges facing the U.S. over the next decade, the cen... Read more
Janet Yellen: Possible Next Fed Move Is A Cut If Global Growth Continues To Slow
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The former central bank chief cited "slowing global growth" as the biggest threat to the economy she once watched over. Read more
US Infrastructure Is Crumbling, And It Needs Lots Of Federal Money To Fix It: Civil Engineer Group
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In a recent interview with CNBC, the head of the American Society of Civil Engineers said that Elon Musk's ambitious ide... Read more
Charities Who Backed Workers Affected By Shutdown Are Now Stepping Up To Fight Inequality
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What the data and the realities in communities are showing us now is that we're on the verge of poverty becoming a perma... Read more
Former Obama Economic Advisor: Here's Why Howard Schultz Is Wrong On Debt
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Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, threw his hat into the ring of 2020 presidential contenders with a call to con... Read more
Draft Kings, Casinos Gear Up For Super Bowl Sports Betting Debut
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"Not surprisingly, it's the biggest day of the year for us," DraftKings CEO Jason Robins says. Read more
Arthur Blank Talks Super Bowl, Economy And Politics With CNBC
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Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank sits down with CNBC's Eric Chemi in advance of Super Bowl LIII. Read more
Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart
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CNBC studied the net changes by industry for January jobs based on the data from the Labor Department. Read more
Payrolls Surge By 304,000, Smashing Estimates Despite Government Shutdown
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Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected payrolls to rise by just 170,000. Stock futures and yields surged in react... Read more
Even Though The Fed Has Put Rate Hikes On Pause, Here's Why Some Still Think The Trend Is Up
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While Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made it clear that policymakers are in pause mode for the time being, there's no tellin... Read more
Trump Considering Former Presidential Candidate Herman Cain For The Fed
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Former presidential candidate and Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain is under consideration for a Federal Reserve appoint... Read more
Worker Wage Gains Just Broke 3% For The First Time In More Than 10 Years
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The Employment Cost Index showed a 3.1 percent gain in the wages and salaries component in the fourth quarter of 2018. Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Jump To A Near One-and-a-half Year High
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The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits surged to near a 1-1/2-year high last week, which ... Read more
DoubleLine CEO Gundlach Says Fed's Powell Is 'caving To The Stock Market'
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Fragile equity markets forced Fed Chair Jerome Powell to pledge that the U.S. central bank will be patient with future i... Read more
Private Companies Add 213,000 Jobs In January, Easily Topping Expectations: ADP/Moody's Analytics
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Private payrolls grew in January at a much faster pace than expected as the labor market shrugged off the longest U.S. g... Read more
Fed Is Likely To Hold Rates Steady As It Navigates Data Blind Spots
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In the six weeks since a confident U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates in response to a "strong" U.S. economy, co... Read more