Economy

President Donald Trump shouldn’t be criticizing independent federal agencies like the Federal Reserve, his former top economic advisor said Thursday. As the latest former official to speak about Trump’s verbal barrage against the central bank, […]

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told CNBC on Thursday the United States currently has the tightest labor market he’s ever seen. Greenspan, 92, suggested the nearly 50-year low unemployment rate coupled with American corporations […]

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims slipping to 212,000 in the latest week. The Labor Department said claims for South and North Carolina continued to be affected by Hurricane Florence, which drenched the region […]