Economy
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Trump immigration lockdown saves taxpayers about $30B a year, but border towns go from boom to bust
The flow of illegal migration along the southern, U.S.-Mexico border is roughly 95% less than it was during the Biden administration.
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Wholesale prices see a 6.3% annual jump in September, much higher than economists expected
Both the monthly and annual increase exceeded forecasts of economists polled by Dow Jones, who expected an increase of 0.6% for the month and 5.5% for the year.
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Trump announces $21B investment by semiconductor firm in NY
Semiconductors are critical components for a wide variety of electronic goods, as well as key security items.
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US economy added 227K jobs in November, annual jobless rate increased slightly to 4.2%, feds
Job creation was down as a result, in large part, because of the Boeing strike and hurricanes that hit the Southeast
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Disney's 'Moana 2' grosses record-breaking $221 million in first five days
The film, which is the sequel to 2016's Moana, has grossed $386 million globally so far.
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Black Friday spending hits record $10.8 billion online
Mastercard revealed that retail sales increased 3.4% compared to last year.
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Trump warns BRICS countries from trying to replace Dollar as world reserve currency: '100% tariffs'
"They can go find another "sucker!" There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America," Trump wrote.
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Mexico, Canada cozy up to Trump amid trade war threats while China goes it alone
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Trump immediately after his tariff-increase promise, then flew Friday night to Florida to talk with him.
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Biden announces more federal help ahead of Small Business Saturday
Initiatives push to simplify access to the $700 billion allocated annually in federal contracts.
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Holiday shopping expected to break records again in 2024
National Retail Federation expecting total holiday spending of between $979.5 billion to $989 billion in November and December.
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Post-election poll shows economic confidence up; Biden ratings down
Biden's approval rating dropped to 37%.
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Charlotte airport workers strike over wages as Thanksgiving travel week gets underway
The workers from ABM and Prospect Airport Services are striking in protest of what they argue are low wages, according to the Service Employees International Union.
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Boeing lays off over 2K employees in Washington state following strike, financial issues
The reduction in Washington, where it has eliminated 2,199 jobs, is only a fraction of its workforce in the state, which consisted of 66,000 workers last week. The terminations have impacted workers in all three of the company's divisions.