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Inflation retreated again in April on the back of lower prices for consumer staples like groceries and gasoline, and other items such as used cars and clothing. The consumer price index, a key ...

Consumer prices rose 2.3 per cent in April from a year ago, the U.S. Labor Department said, down from 2.4 per cent in March and the smallest increase in more than four years.

Inflation was relatively flat as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs went into effect in April, with lower grocery ...

President Trump kicked off a four-day Middle East trip on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, putting the focus on sealing economic ...

House Republicans proposed sweeping tax breaks Monday in President Donald Trump's big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with cuts to Medicaid, food stamps ...