U.S. Business

U.S. economy will ‘struggle’ to avoid recession early next year, Wells Fargo Investment Institute says

Fitch reportedly warns it may be forced to downgrade multiple U.S. banks, including JPMorgan

U.S. retail sales rose solidly in July in sign that consumers are still spending freely

Tesla launches cheaper Model S, X versions in U.S. with shorter driving ranges

Yellen warns of risks of overconcentration of clean energy supply chains

Canada must learn the success of U.S. energy policy and the failure of Europe’s

Berkshire Hathaway posts $35.9 billion net income, record operating profits

California high court says county can’t enforce oil well ban as state debates future of fossil fuels

U.S. job growth slows in July, but wage gains remain strong

U.S. weekly unemployment claims tick up; worker productivity rebounds

Fed’s Thomas Barkin says inflation remains too high, hopes recent data ‘is a sign’

U.S. private payrolls top expectations in July as small businesses boost hiring

U.S. pulls back offer to buy six million barrels of oil for emergency reserve

Fitch downgrades U.S. credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions

U.S. job openings fall to more than two-year low in June but still elevated

Fed’s Austan Goolsbee says all options on the table for September

U.S. railroad operators expect heatwaves to reignite coal shipments this year

Large U.S. solar project could be built on re-purposed land owned by Energy Department, agency says

U.S. price and wage increases slow further in latest signs of cooling inflation

U.S. Supreme Court removes obstacle to completing Mountain Valley Pipeline

U.S. economy defies recession fears with strong second-quarter performance

U.S. SEC adopts new cybersecurity rule, unveils brokerage AI proposal

Biden administration launches methane emission task force to boost leak detection

U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates by quarter-point, leaves door open to another hike

U.S. consumer confidence jumps to two-year high in July as inflation eases

U.S. business activity slows to five-month low in July as services soften

Key question as Federal Reserve meets: Can the U.S. central bank pull off a difficult ‘soft landing’?

Morgan Stanley lifts 2023 U.S. economic growth forecast on expectation of infrastructure investment

Oil and gas companies would pay more to drill on public lands under new Biden rule

UAW seeks Washington’s backing as part of strategy to pressure Detroit Three automakers in labour talks

Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by White House

U.S. home sales fell in June to slowest pace since January, limited by near-historic low inventory

U.S. Federal Reserve launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system

U.S. announces first offshore wind power development rights sale in Gulf of Mexico

U.S. weekly unemployment claims unexpectedly fall to two-month low

Biden visits shipyard in Philadelphia as he courts organized labour, pushes green jobs