Finance and Economy

The front page of the Jam Jam newspaper on sale at a newsstand features a cartoon of US President Donald Trump drowning in the Strait of Hormuz with the headline "Marine Bluff" in Tehran on April 13, 2026. The failure of US-Iran peace talks has left the US President with several unpalatable options, as analysts say his order to blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz could further complicate his next move on April 12, 2026. Any hopes that US Vice President would emerge from the marathon day of negotiations with top Iranian officials with a deal to end a war that has rippled across the Middle East were dashed when he left hosts Pakistan emptyhanded. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images) /

Trump realizes he must intensify economic pressure on Iran, not save the theocracy from itself

Tiana Lowe Doescher · April 17, 2026 5:46 am

The White House: Biden Administration Economic Plan

Trump administration touts 24% increase in tax refunds

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, during the Senate Republican policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb., 10, 2026, in Washington.

Big week ahead for major legislation to address housing affordability woes

Job seekers listen for information on employment during a hiring fair at Fair Park in Dallas.

Payroll jobs number revised down by over a million for 2025

President Donald Trump speaks with Britain's King Charles III as they view a special display of items from the Royal Collection relating to the United States of America, in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

US pauses ‘historic’ technology agreement with UK over trade concerns

Stimulus update: Direct payment of $1,312 to be sent to some Alaskans in 16 days

Jack Birle April 2, 2024 10:26 am

Inflation rose slightly to 2.5% in February in gauge preferred by Fed

Zach Halaschak March 29, 2024 8:34 am

Cocoa prices have been surging and are set to push up chocolate prices.

Record-setting spike in cocoa prices set to drive up cost of chocolate

Zach Halaschak March 27, 2024 6:00 am

Social Security’s retirement age is a bad deal for us all

Tiana Lowe Doescher March 21, 2024 9:00 pm

Reporter’s Notebook: Biden unveils his latest budget

Washington Examiner Staff March 17, 2024 11:00 am

Biden budget proposal

White House unveils $7.3 trillion tax-and-spend budget for 2025

Zach Halaschak March 11, 2024 12:00 pm

In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 photo construction workers build a commercial complex in Springfield, Ill. The state jobless rate has dropped for four straight months and is at its lowest point since October 2008. Illinois has lagged the country as a whole in its recovery from recession, and the state's unemployment rate has been among the worst in the country for months. Thursday's report provides signs that Illinois may be starting to catch up. Construction companies added 3,500 jobs in June, an increase of 1.8 percent. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

GDP growth rate revised down slightly to still-strong 3.2% for fourth quarter of 2023

Zach Halaschak February 28, 2024 8:32 am

A convenience store in Washington D.C. displays signage for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, (SNAP) commonly known as food stamps. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Food stamps: Montana March SNAP payments worth up to $1,751 to begin in 11 days

Brady Knox February 20, 2024 4:22 pm

Food stamps: February direct payments worth up to $1,751 end in Delaware in 10 days

Brady Knox February 13, 2024 1:45 pm

Food stamps: February direct payments worth up to $1,751 end in Delaware in 11 days

Brady Knox February 12, 2024 11:22 am

Congress attempts bipartisan election-year tax changes with White House support

Zach Halaschak February 1, 2024 8:00 pm

The politics complicating the $78 billion child tax credit and business tax bill

Zach Halaschak January 29, 2024 12:13 pm