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Federal employees and others in the capital have grown attached to work-from-home arrangements. But hybrid work may disappear in the second Trump era.

Trump's policies could benefit the US, but not the rest of the world, the IMF says

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Economic upheaval caused by the pandemic has clouded analysts’ ability to understand the effects of the 2017 tax law. Republicans call it a huge success and want to extend it anyway.

Trump's new Treasury secretary wants higher growth, lower deficits, and more oil production. Worthy targets. Also unrealistic ones.

Stocks failed to continue Wednesday's rally as retail sales and fresh earnings from big banks took focus.

The three major averages are on track for modest weekly gains.

Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary repeatedly defended a range of tariff ideas during his confirmation hearing before Senate lawmakers Thursday.

The World Bank predicts global economic growth of 2.7% this year amid concerns living standards will struggle to improve.

Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs weighs President-elect Trump's plan to establish the 'External Revenue Service.'

Investors are looking to more big bank earnings and fresh retail sales data to help keep the rally going.

President-elect Trump plans to create an External Revenue Service that would collect tariffs from U.S. importers, with economists arguing the proposed agency's name obscures who pays.

A better than-expected consumer inflation report sparked a rally in stocks on Wednesday.

Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar said, after 15 months of bloodshed that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East. The complex accord outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and release of hostages taken by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

The Wall Street CEO discussed growing confidence among business leaders after his bank's strong fourth-quarter report.

The consumer price index, an inflation gauge, rose 2.9% on an annual basis in December 2024 on the back of higher food and energy prices.

A key inflation metric eased for the first time since July as investors debate the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision.

Overall prices in the US rose 2.9% compared with a year earlier, official figures show.

The Labor Department released the inflation report for December, which showed prices were up 2.9% from a year ago, in line with economists expectations and up from 2.7% in November.

Markets are getting worried about protectionism, the deportation of migrant workers, and a fresh bout of inflation.

Investors looked ahead to the release of December's CPI data and the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season.

Different wings of Trump world are floating different ideas for how to implement tariffs when the president-elect takes office, sending conflicting signals to markets.

Investors are weighing what a reported gradual rollout of Trump tariff hikes could mean for inflation and the Fed.

Tuesday's wholesale inflation reading comes ahead of a highly anticipated release of December CPI.

The producer price index for final demand rose 0.2% last month after an unrevised 0.4% advance in November, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday.

The president-elect and his close allies already appear to be hedging on clear-cut promises that they made again and again — as complex realities now intervene.

Rates are making investors nervous. Specifically, the 10-year Treasury yield. Climbing to 4.8% on Monday and a stone's throw from 5%, the 10-year Treasury yield is at a level that makes investors cautious. But why? We dive deep into a classic financial question.

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Stocks are under pressure as strong data craters bets on the chances of Fed rate cuts.

Stocks are under pressure as strong data craters bets on the chances of Fed rate cuts.

The day after Jeff Bezos told a media outlet he was "very optimistic" about incoming Donald Trump's administration for space projects, his company scrubbed a rocket launch.

Stocks are under pressure as strong data craters bets on the chances of Fed rate cuts.

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Don’t count on human resources to take your side in a workplace issue, especially if it involves a conflict with your boss.

After a hot December jobs report pared back investor's hopes for interest rate cuts in 2025, two key inflation readings will add to the discussion in the week ahead.

Biden is leaving Trump a robust job market — but other cracks may be forming.

President-elect Donald Trump wants to buy the territory from Denmark, which says it’s not for sale. DealBook asked experts how they’d approach the deal.

The December jobs report's unexpected surge in hiring has flipped the thinking about the labor market and economy on its head. But at the same time, there's good reason to think that the economy is still in a holding pattern.

President-elect Donald Trump wants to buy the territory from Denmark, which says it’s not for sale. DealBook asked experts how they’d approach the deal.

A hot December jobs report, combined with a murky inflation outlook for 2025, has some economists debating if the Federal Reserve may need to hike interest rates again.

A rising star among New Age motivational speakers, he was brought down by a disaster during one of his retreats in Arizona, where three people died in a sweat lodge.

A December gain of 256,000 blew past forecasts, and unemployment fell to 4.2 percent. But markets recoiled as interest rate cuts seemed more distant.

A hot jobs report makes it even more likely the Federal Reserve won’t cut rates at its next meeting in January — or for the foreseeable future.

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December's jobs report will be the final look at the labor market before the Federal Reserve announces its next interest rate decision on Jan. 31.

Sizzling returns well may continue, but our columnist suggests that it would be wise to prepare for the next storm.

The Labor Department released its jobs report for December which showed the U.S. economy added 256,000 jobs last month, well above economists' expectations.

Economists have long helped to shape policy on issues like taxes and health care. But flawed forecasts and arcane language have cost them credibility.

Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating.

Economists expect the latest jobs report to show the labor market continued to cool in December but not enough to prompt a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in January.

R. Nicholas Burns, the top U.S. diplomat in Beijing, says the Biden administration is making a final push to urge China to reconsider its tilt toward Russia, Iran and North Korea.

Media outlets reported similarly on the destruction caused by the fires that raced through Southern California. But partisan publications attributed them to very different causes.

Traders are looking ahead to Friday’s December nonfarm payrolls data.

The Pacific Palisades area ravaged by wildfires in Los Angeles is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the U.S., home to Hollywood A-Listers and multimillion dollar mansions. The scale of losses anticipated in the wildfires now ringing Los Angeles, as well as regulatory changes enacted late last year, could spell an end to relatively cheap homeowners' insurance in areas like the Palisades that are at elevated risk for wildfires, four analysts told Reuters. "One sees relatively low premiums in high-risk markets in California, but that might be starting to change,"  said Philip Mulder, a University of Wisconsin professor who studies the industry.

Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn't see the need to go any further.

Hiring has slowed, but joblessness remains at levels defying economic norms. Big policy changes under a new administration could test that resilience.

After the fires are extinguished, a real estate economist told FOX Business that that movement in the market ill kick back up for homes that aren't damaged.

Minutes from the most recent meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers showed uncertainty about the impact of President-elect Trump's immigration and tariff policies on inflation.

Almost all Federal Reserve officials agreed in their last meeting that "upside risks to the inflation outlook had increased" due in part to the "likely effects" of expected changes in trade and immigration policies.

If Trump decides to declare a national economic emergency to impose a series of universal tariffs, his trade plans could quickly attract legal challenges that will surely mean even more uncertainty for importers.

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A sharp selloff in some of the world's biggest government bond markets and a surge in the dollar are sending shockwaves through financial markets, with the pain seen deepening as uncertainty grows over Donald Trump's policies. Trump's plans for higher trade tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation threaten to push up inflation and strain government finances, thereby also limiting the Federal Reserve's scope to cut interest rates. The S&P 500, which rallied post Trump's win, has started to falter.

Investors absorbed a report that President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to pave the way for proposed tariffs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls growth slowed sharply in December, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday.

Investors absorbed a report that President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to pave the way for proposed tariffs.

U.S. stock index futures slipped in choppy trading on Wednesday, as investors assessed a CNN report that said President-elect Donald Trump was mulling a national economic emergency declaration, while a tick up in Treasury yields also pressured riskier stocks. Futures gave up early gains after the report added that the move will allow Trump to build the new tariff program by using the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, which authorizes a president to manage imports during a national emergency. Reports around potential surcharges on U.S. trade partners have kept investors on edge.

Fitch Ratings released a report warning that Congress could struggle to raise or suspend the debt limit while also dealing with annual spending bills and an anticipated tax reform bill.

Stocks sold off in Tuesday’s regular session, spurred by profit-taking in Big Tech names and worries about the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts.

The quits rate and hiring rate are now lower than they were before the pandemic.

Investors are weighing Nvidia's big AI plans and puzzling over Trump's tariff policy in the wait for fresh jobs data.

Investors are weighing Nvidia's big AI plans and puzzling over Trump's tariff policy in the wait for fresh jobs data.

The direction of interest rates remains a key point of focus for investors as 2025 trading begins.

Chip stocks are rallying amid revived AI hopes, buoying markets in the wait for this week's monthly jobs report.

President-elect Donald Trump denied a report about his transition team developing a tariff plan that would be more restrained than his campaign proposals.

Rapidly changing signals on Donald Trump's plans for tariffs caused a lot of market whiplash Monday.

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Investors will digest fresh labor market data in the week ahead as the Federal Reserve's interest rate path in 2025 remains squarely in focus.

Investors are entering another shortened trading week on a wobbly note, with lingering concerns about the Federal Reserve's interest rate projections.

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Mike Johnson was able to keep his spot atop the US House Friday while seeming to offer minimal binding concessions to hard-right Republicans who had threatened his path to reelection.

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Wall Street is coming off a choppy trading session, with investors taking profits in some notable 2024 gainers such as Apple and Tesla.

Dominari Financial CEO Kyle Wool gives advice on ETFs and forecasts market trends in 2025 on ‘Varney & Co.’

A new debt ceiling established this week sets up a coming debate about averting default. The parameters of that standoff are already making Donald Trump unhappy.

Markets are set to kick off the new year on the front foot as faith in techs re-emerges.

Markets are set to kick off the new year on the front foot as faith in techs re-emerges.

The stock market has been on a blistering two-year rally. But Wall Street is warning that a number of factors, including Donald Trump’s policies, could slow or derail that momentum

Markets are set to kick off the new year on the front foot as faith in techs re-emerges.

Although stocks fell in weak trading in the final days of 2024, the year still produced solid returns. Investors want to reignite the momentum.

Wall Street strategists see further gains for the S&P 500 in 2025 as a broadening of earnings growth and a resilient US economy continue to drive the bull market rally.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are expecting more gains for the U.S. stock market in 2025 after two straight standout years, fueled by a solid economy supporting corporate profits, moderating interest rates and pro-growth policies from incoming President Donald Trump. The benchmark S&P 500 was up 23.31% in 2024, even with a recent speed bump, marking its second-straight year of gains exceeding 20%, lifted by megacap tech stocks and excitement over the business potential of artificial intelligence. Investors are more confident about the economy than this time a year ago, with consumers and businesses having absorbed higher interest rates and the Federal Reserve now lowering them - albeit by not as much as hoped.

Stocks were setting up for a fitting end to a roaring year of trading after an uncharacteristic limp into the finish.

It has been another great year for retail investors.

The S&P 500 is set to post back-to-back annual gains of more than 20 percent for the first time since the late 1990s. Analysts expect stocks to continue rising in 2025.

Stocks were setting up for a fitting end to a roaring year of trading after an uncharacteristic limp into the finish.

People looked up financial topics on Investopedia over the course of the year, with searches for some emerging as very popular. Investopedia's Caleb Silver discussed the findings.

President-elect Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell have clashed before, and there is a chance they could do so again in 2025.

The S&P has surged more than 24% this year, on pace for its second consecutive annual gain above 20%.