The US is in worse fiscal shape than Italy

By the standard debt-to-GDP measure, the US is in somewhat better fiscal shape than Italy: Italy’s ratio is 135%; the US ratio is 123%. But the debt only measures the…

U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates but signals fewer cuts ahead – National

By Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press Posted December 10, 2025 2:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States Federal Reserve reduced its…

House Republicans struggle to agree on a health care plan

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are vowing to vote on a health care plan next week before leaving for the holidays. They just can’t agree on what should be in it.…

Trump’s point man on trade floats separate deals with Canada and Mexico

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead trade negotiator…

U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says

The U.S. military has seized an oil tanker off of Venezuela’s coast, President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday as his administration continues to escalate the U.S. military presence in the…

What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for you

The benchmark rate is the rate at which banks borrow and lend to one another, and the Fed has two goals when it sets the rate: one, to manage prices…

Federal Reserve votes to cut interest rates

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Federal Reserve votes to cut interest rates 00:31 UP NEXT ‘Shopaholic’ author Sophie…

US Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela

In recent months, Maduro has called on Venezuela’s citizens to unite against what he said were US threats and to enlist in the citizen militia. He has also deployed troops,…

More people are using GoFundMe to help with basic necessities

The affordability issue is also staring to loom larger in national politics. President Donald Trump regularly insists that consumer prices have come down since his return to the White House…

P.E.I. latest province to sell off U.S. liquor and donate net profits

HALIFAX — Prince Edward Island is set to sell off its existing stockpile of American alcohol and donate the net profits to island food banks. Finance Minister Jill Burridge said…