Economy

Dramatic moment: US forces board vessel accused of transporting Iranian oil

Treasury announces new sanctions on Chinese refineries ‘fueling Iran’

Claire Carter · October 2, 2026 11:06 am

FILE - This image from video provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees waiting to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Group's electric vehicle plant, Sept. 4, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga. (Corey Bullard/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP, File)

Immigration groups that want mass deportations blame Big Business for delay

Inspiration and innovation in communication technologies artificial intelligence AI

Looking for human opportunity in an AI world

An American Airlines jet comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday, June 14, 2025

American Airlines cuts profit prediction amid high fuel prices, following industry trend

Rep. Robyn Kelly speaks with former federal workers.

DC region saw the most lost jobs in US last year, BLS data show

Thomas Hoenig argued that if banks want to increase lending, they could do so by retaining earnings rather than paying dividends to shareholders. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

FDIC regulator warns senators: Don’t lower bank capital standards

Joseph Lawler August 2, 2017 3:53 pm

President Trump, flanked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R- Ark., left, and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., unveils a legislation that would place new limits on legal immigration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump endorses Senate bill to reform legal immigration into merit-based point system

Anna Giaritelli August 2, 2017 3:43 pm

Keith Noreika, the acting comptroller of the currency and a Trump appointee, announced Tuesday he would solicit comments on revisiting the rule, the first step toward what would have to be a major multi-agency effort to rewrite it. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Bank regulator kicks off effort to rewrite key post-crisis banking rule

Joseph Lawler August 2, 2017 2:37 pm

"While President Trump continues to break campaign promises and roll back worker protections, I'm going to keep fighting so every worker is treated fairly and paid what they've earned. I'm proud to introduce this bill as another step towards building an economy that works for all, not just those at the top," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats introduce anti-wage theft bill

Sean Higgins August 1, 2017 10:53 pm

A top Senate aide with knowledge of the bill described the new plan as something that would raise U.S. workers' wages, create jobs and make the economy more competitive. (AP)

Exclusive: David Perdue, Tom Cotton to unveil skills-based immigration bill at White House Wednesday

Anna Giaritelli August 1, 2017 10:30 pm

Democrats want to highlight banks' misdeeds to defend against the Republican effort to stop a new rule that would ease class-action lawsuits against banks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Democrats call for hearings on Wells Fargo fake accounts, auto insurance scandals

Joseph Lawler August 1, 2017 8:59 pm

President Trump touted the second-quarter rebound in economic growth Tuesday and reiterated his pledge to drive U.S. economic growth above 3 percent. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump touts 2.6 percent GDP growth, promises higher than 3 percent soon

Joseph Lawler August 1, 2017 8:05 pm

Senators from both parties praised the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit at a hearing Tuesday, with lawmakers calling to expand the break rather than limit it. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Affordable housing tax break has bipartisan support in tax reform effort

Joseph Lawler August 1, 2017 5:30 pm

It's past time, long past time, for Congress to come to grips with the undocumented worker problem, especially for those who were brought here as children and are now as American as they can be. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

On immigration and matching unfilled jobs with unfulfilled young people

Bruce Yandle August 1, 2017 4:02 pm

Mitch McConnell: Republicans will go it alone on tax reform

Susan Ferrechio August 1, 2017 3:31 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has shrugged off falling inflation in recent months, predicting that it will "stabilize" in future months as unemployment keeps falling and the economy continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Inflation slows again to 1.4 percent, falling further below Fed’s target

Joseph Lawler August 1, 2017 1:00 pm

Senate Democrats, in a letter to President Trump and Senate Republicans, said the tax reform legislation can't include tax cuts for the top 1 percent of income earners or add to the federal deficit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats will oppose tax reform that cuts taxes for the top 1 percent

Joseph Lawler August 1, 2017 12:13 pm