Economy

US business activity hit a five-year high, lifting Treasury yields above 5% and weighing on stocks as investors reassessed the Fed’s rate path.

Dollar General says even Americans earning $100,000 are shopping for bargains as inflation and high fuel costs squeeze household budgets.

Wall Street expects roughly $1T of additional Treasury bill issuance as high long-term yields push U.S. borrowing toward shorter maturities.

U.S. debt has crossed $40 trillion as Social Security and Medicare face looming funding gaps. Does rising federal debt put future benefits at risk?

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says the AI safety debate may increasingly come down to liability and who pays when powerful models cause harm.

Social Security's 2027 COLA is getting closer. One final inflation reading could determine how much millions of Americans receive next year.

U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly lost momentum in August even as massive AI infrastructure spending continues across the economy.

A bipartisan data center energy bill has stalled in the Senate as lawmakers clash over protecting Americans from rising grid and electricity costs.

OpenAI disclosed six cases of unexpected AI behavior, including a model that generated instructions telling itself it was “freed” from normal constraints.