Your observations of local commerce – and what you hear from family, friends, etc. – are just as legitimate as fancy ...

Federal statistical agencies are releasing delayed reports on inflation, jobs, and economic growth as they work through a major backlog from the 43-day government shutdown. Here's the economic ...

The Republican majority in the House of Delegates gathered a month prior to the regular legislative session to lay out ...

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Government shutdowns can be political earthquakes that paralyze Washington, DC. But for the economy, shutdowns are often barely a blip. Whatever economic damage occurs during that time tends to be ...

With bipartisan congressional talks to end the U.S. government shutdown bogging down on Friday, the hit to the national economy is growing, experts said. "Even if there is a reopening of the ...

A government shutdown could begin on Wednesday, halting pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers and delaying services, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding past Sept. 30. The financial ...

After six weeks of a government shutdown, federal economic data will once again begin flowing this week. On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the monthly jobs report for September ...

A forward-looking gauge of the economy fell by 0.5% in August, with the dual headwinds of a slowing labor market and increased import tariffs dragging down the Conference Board’s leading economic ...

Voters' views of the economy have dimmed in recent months, as economic concerns that helped return President Donald Trump to the White House are now weighing on his approval ratings in the latest Fox ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the ...

The federal government is hurtling toward a possible shutdown Tuesday night. The federal government is hurtling toward a possible shutdown at a delicate moment for the nation's economy, as a hiring ...