As President Donald Trump’s economic policies push stocks toward a bear market and the economy into a likely recession, you may find yourself wondering: Why would anyone do this? The simple answer is ...

President Trump and his advisers say his policies may cause short-term pain but will produce big gains over time. Many economists are skeptical of those arguments.

Cramer also pushed back against Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's claims that corrections are "healthy" and "normal." ...

President Trump's selection of Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman as the next vice chair for supervision comes as banking ...

What Happened in Markets Today The Dow industrials rose modestly to start the week, building on a Friday rebound. Investors brushed off Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comment over the weekend that ...

Downbeat retail sales data and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments are adding to worries about the economy.

The S&P 500 closed in correction territory on March 13, with a correction defined as a 10% drop from a recent peak, according to Dow Jones Market Data. A bear market would begin with an even steeper ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said over the weekend there were 'no guarantees' there will not be a recession in the U.S.

Trump is taking liberties with our country's role in the world as a land of hope and opportunity by summarily locking up and deporting law-abiding immigrants—including people with legitimate asylum ...

President Trump’s approach to tariffs has unsettled many corporate leaders who believed he would use the levies as a ...

Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek on Monday had a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent, who assumed ...

Trump administration officials are defending the president's economic agenda amid concerns over tariffs and a recession that ...