Economics News Headlines

The European Central Bank has made its largest-ever interest rate increase to combat record inflation that is squeezing consumers and pushing the 19 countries that use the euro currency toward recession

Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, knocking out some of the gains from a day earlier but keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level since May despite repeated attempts by the Federal Reserve to cool the economy and bring inflation under control

Wall Street is moving higher before the bell after the European Central Bank made its largest-ever interest rate increase to combat record inflation that is squeezing consumers and pushing the 19 countries that use the euro currency toward recession

Another U.S. congressional delegation is visiting Taiwan as tensions with China remain high over its claims to the island

Hundreds of students have rallied in Indonesia’s capital to protest sharp increases in fuel prices by the government

Global benchmarks are mostly higher as investors keep a close watch over a European central bank meeting

Europe is going to see higher interest rates

Asian benchmarks are mostly higher, as investor optimism got a perk from a rally on Wall Street that’s on track to break a three-week losing streak

Europe is going to see higher interest rates

Asian benchmarks are mostly higher, as investor optimism got a perk from a rally on Wall Street that’s on track to break a three-week losing streak

Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street, placing the market on pace to break a 3-week losing streak

Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street, placing the market on pace to break a 3-week losing streak

Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street, placing the market on pace to break a 3-week losing streak

Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday, placing the market on pace to break a 3-week losing streak

UPS plans to hire more than 100,000 workers to help handle the holiday rush this season, about inline with the previous two years

A top Fed official says the Federal Reserve will need to continue lifting its short-term interest rate to a level that restricts economic growth and keep it there for an extended period

Stocks rose on Wall Street and erased weekly losses for major indexes as traders try to gauge whether the Federal Reserve will succeed in its mission to get inflation under control

United Parcel Service said Wednesday it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the critical holiday season

Stocks rose on Wall Street and trimmed some weekly losses for major indexes as traders try to gauge whether the Federal Reserve will succeed in its mission to get inflation under control

Britain’s new prime minister has pledged to rebuild the economy and “ride out the storm” gathering over the country, but Liz Truss faces a daunting job

U.S. futures are fluctuating ahead of public comments from Federal Reserve officials who have all but assured they will crank up interest rates again in their months-long effort to tame inflation

China’s export growth weakened in August and imports shrank as high energy prices, inflation and anti-virus restrictions weighed on global and Chinese consumer demand

Asian shares are mostly lower, as pessimism prevailed about higher interest rates ahead and Wall Street shares fell for the fourth straight week