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Federal Reserve tells Congress further rate hikes on the way

June 3, 2018 at 10:08 a.m.

The Federal Reserve said Friday it expects the U.S. economy will strengthen and warrant further gradual increases in its key interest rate. That rate forecast was included in the Fed's...

In this Wednesday, March 29, 2017, photo, people walk near the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center under construction, middle, and the Comcast Center, center right, in Philadelphia.

U.S. revises first quarter GDP growth: up 1.2 percent, not 0.7 percent

June 4, 2018 at 5:31 p.m.

The U.S. economy began 2017 with a whimper — though not quite as weak a whimper as the government had first estimated. The gross domestic product — the broadest gauge...

A clerk, right, helps a woman shop for chicken at a supermarket in Beijing, Friday, May 12, 2017. China will finally open its borders to U.S. beef while cooked Chinese poultry is closer to hitting the American market as part of a U.S.-China trade agreement.

China, U.S. reach agreement on beef, poultry and natural gas

June 4, 2018 at 9:27 p.m.

China will finally open its borders to U.S. beef while cooked Chinese poultry is closer to hitting American supermarket shelves as part of a U.S.-China trade agreement. Trump administration officials...

U.S. economy grew 0.7 percent in first quarter, weakest in 3 years

June 5, 2018 at 1:23 a.m.

The U.S. economy turned in the weakest performance in three years in the January-March quarter as consumers sharply slowed their spending. The result underscores the challenge facing President Donald Trump...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at the Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2017. Yellen said a new Federal Reserve survey has found that children who grew up in poverty were twice as likely to struggle with financial challenges later in life.

Yellen says problems of childhood poverty linger

June 5, 2018 at 11:48 a.m.

A new Federal Reserve survey has found that children who grew up in poverty were twice as likely to struggle with financial challenges later in life, Fed Chair Janet Yellen...

CLINTON GETS 2 SUNDAYS; 1 FOR WORK, 1 FOR PLAY

August 9, 2021 at 6:14 p.m.

For someone who loves to burn the candle at both ends, President Clinton may have just had the perfect day. Make that the perfect two days. Courtesy of the international...

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