The US economy was on shaky footing even before President Donald Trump plunged the United States into a war with Iran, a battery of new data released Friday showed.

Hiring at US businesses unexpectedly plunged last month as employers shed an estimated 92,000 jobs, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A negative jobs report for February added to already worrisome prospects for the US economy as the conflict with Iran intensifies.

The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the third quarter, according to the Commerce Department's estimate. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Thursday released its final reading ...

The US economy grew at an unexpectedly strong pace of 4.3% in the third quarter — the highest rate in two years — according to a government report released Tuesday. Vigorous consumer spending on ...

The American economy at the end of 2025 looks very different from a year ago. Tariffs are higher, AI occupies a greater share of overall spending, and the federal government under President Donald ...

The U.S. economy grew at a much slower than expected pace in the fourth quarter, according to new data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, Rice University The economic consequences of the current federal government shutdown hinge critically on how long it lasts. If it is ...