The euro was little changed versus the U.S. dollar at $1.0513 Wednesday afternoon, showing little reaction to the widely expected result of a no-confidence vote in the French parliament that toppled ...

The S&P 500's information technology sector was heading for a record close and its best day of gains since the big rally that emerged following the U.S. election. The sector was up 1.7% on Wednesday, ...

The U.S. expanded steadily in November, but hiring was subdued and inflation was still a nagging problem in some parts of the ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he doesn’t think bitcoin is a competitor to the U.S. dollar, but rather is a competitor to gold. “People use bitcoin as a speculative asset,” ...

Fed-funds futures traders continued to cling to the likelihood of a quarter-point rate cut at the Federal Reserve's next meeting in two weeks, even after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said officials can be ...

The Federal Reserve has to make policy about what is happening in the economy now and can't adjust rates with potential tariffs in mind, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. Powell gave a long list ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that the most important aspect of crypto policy is how it is used by the banking system. He said that there is a question of how crypto assets are allowed to play in the ...

MEXICO CITY--Mexico's minimum wage will be raised by 12% in 2025, according to an agreement reached among business, government and labor groups.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that there are more pressures on lower income workers than there were two years ago. Retailers ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell elaborated on his thinking about the likely path of interest rates on Wednesday, saying that the U.S. is "not quite there on inflation'' yet. While officials are ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday the economy is in good shape and there is no reason this trend won't continue.

The economy is stronger than the Fed expected in September and inflation is coming in a little higher, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. The "good news" about the outlook is that "we can afford ...