Builders have slowed down the construction of new homes primarily due to a pullback in buyer demand. Rising inventory levels and weak buyer demand have resulted in homes sitting longer on the market.

U.S. Treasury bonds are seen as a safe haven at times of geopolitical upheaval and uncertainty - a refuge for global assets in the wake of a crisis. At such times, panicked investors flee to the ...

A lot of things went right for U.S. inflation in May. The consumer-price index rose just 0.1% from April, and held under 2.5% in year-over-year terms for a third consecutive month. Some of the most ...

Because claims often rise at the start of summer, it's hard to determine how much the increase in unemployment has stemmed from U.S. trade wars. Most other reports suggest hiring has slowed, but the ...

Annuities can get you the most guaranteed lifetime income for every dollar of savings for one simple reason: "mortality credits," which is what the life-insurance industry calls the unique feature of ...

Nippon Steel has finalized its acquisition of U.S. Steel, days after securing a national-security agreement with the Trump administration that cleared the way for the deal to move forward.

Shares of Nucor Corp. were rising in early trading Wednesday after the steelmaker gave a bullish second-quarter profit outlook, just two weeks after President Donald Trump's steel tariffs came into ...

The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon.

Despite that setback, there's optimism, and caregiving advocate and labor activist Ai-jen Poo, who is author of "The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America," provided this ...