The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but ...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are set to question Scott Bessent’s stance on taxes, tariffs, trade and other issues during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

Follow along with MarketWatch's live coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald ...

U.S. Inflation Rates Over Time and the Forecast for 2025 The latest Consumer Price Index, released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in January 2024, showed an increase of 0.4% for December 2024 ...

By Robert Cropf The GOP has a tough task ahead: dealing with a looming financial crunch in Washington. Key parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will expire, adding to the national debt, ...