Retail sales data show non-store spending (think: e-commerce) grew about 2% in August, and was up more than 10% year-over-year.

Wyoming is set to lose about $50 million a year because of new federal breaks for the coal industry. This has state lawmakers looking for ways to recoup the revenue loss.

Investors believe that lower interest rates and tax cuts will boost profits in the short term.

The Census Bureau reports retail sales numbers on Tuesday.

Instead, it’s labor costs and the weather.

What can we learn about the wider U.S. economy by looking at business conditions and job markets on a region-by-region basis?

It’s not a story about wonky statistics. It’s about America’s reliability as a borrower of trillions of dollars, something that underpins our global economy.

The restaurant industry is up 120,000 jobs year over year.

The Trump administration wants to make it easier to add private equity investments to 401(k) accounts.

As inflation accelerates, the job market is slowing. That leaves the Federal Reserve in a dilemma over its dual mandate of stabilizing prices and maximizing employment.