The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) nosedived after President Donald Trump unveiled a surprisingly severe slate of tariffs on April 2, a date he dubbed "Liberation Day." The benchmark index shed more than ...

As the U.S. economy shrinks, fears and predictions of a recession continue to grow. New Commerce Department data shows that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted at an annual rate of 0 ...

WASHINGTON -- Breaking out of the doldrums, the economy grew in the first quarter at a 5.8 percent annual rate, its strongest performance in more than two years and proof positive that last year's ...

Humans are hardwired to pay close attention to potential dangers. A hundred thousand years ago, it’s how we survived. Constantly worrying that a tiger or bear might be around the corner was a valuable ...