The cutbacks would have “minimal impact,” the government said, but economists warned of reduced confidence in inflation data ...

Consumer companies were more or less flat as traders found the silver lining in weak economic data. In a bad sign for the labor market, private U.S. employers added a paltry 37,000 workers to payrolls ...

U.S. consumers hit the brakes in April while goods imports plummeted by a record as companies adjusted to higher tariffs.

As US President Donald Trump and his cabinet full of China hawks set out to address the trade imbalances, there could some ...