Economy

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

Treasury announces new sanctions on Chinese refineries ‘fueling Iran’

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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

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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

Measures would roll back changes made by the NLRB that critics said were unfair and designed to boost union organizing. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)

House GOP advances pro-business labor law bills

Sean Higgins June 29, 2017 8:04 pm

"We're going to get this passed," the treasury secretary said, with provisions that are "great for this economy, great for Americans, putting people back to work." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mnuchin: Tax reform is a ‘pass/fail exercise’

Joseph Lawler June 29, 2017 6:46 pm

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond said lawsuits cannot force the EPA to conduct studies on how many jobs would be lost because of its regulations. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

Appeals court: EPA doesn’t need to report coal job losses

John Siciliano June 29, 2017 6:26 pm

Washington's most powerful special interest group is Congress itself, and its members are more than happy to reach across the aisle when their personal interests are on the line. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

CBO: Budget deficit to rise to $693 billion

Joseph Lawler June 29, 2017 6:00 pm

When debt limit hits, the Treasury would run out of cash with which to pay incoming bills, the budget office said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

CBO: Debt limit to hit in early to mid-October

Joseph Lawler June 29, 2017 6:00 pm

"I truly believe we're going to be able to pass a piece of legislation this year," said Sen. Bob Corker. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bob Corker: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can be reformed this year

Joseph Lawler June 29, 2017 4:53 pm

Forecasters had expected jobless claims to hold steady at about 241,000, adjusted for seasonal variations. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims hold steady at 244,000

Joseph Lawler June 29, 2017 12:32 pm

n fact, gross domestic product growth is likely to rebound to around 3 percent in the second quarter, according to a forecast from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta produced before Thursday's report. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

First-quarter economic growth revised up to 1.4 percent

Joseph Lawler June 29, 2017 12:31 pm

Trump's achievement, with his trade and immigration proposals, was to increase the margin by appealing to those raised in union households who had been sticking with the Democrats. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)

Michael Barone: Democrats and Republicans lack credibility on economic issues

Michael Barone June 29, 2017 4:01 am

It's the first all-clear for the banking system on the first try since the stress tests have been conducted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed clears all banks on stress tests

Joseph Lawler June 28, 2017 8:53 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed Democratic obstructionism for why it was necessary to extend the Senate work session into mid-August. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Business groups unite to tell Congress to pick up pace on tax reform

Joseph Lawler June 28, 2017 8:53 pm

In releasing the bill, Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., said he was "particularly excited about the financial reforms, which slash harmful regulations, streamline outdated agency processes, and rein in the rogue Consumer Financial Protection Bureau." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP spending bill would rein in the CFPB

Joseph Lawler June 28, 2017 8:51 pm