One factor is the continuing multibillion-dollar AI investments by Google parent Alphabet, Facebook parent Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle and others.

By Dan Burns Aug 27 (Reuters) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits for the first time fell for a second ...

Mumbai, Aug. 28 -- The United States trade deficit in goods rose by 17.2% from June to $118.8 billion in July, according to a preliminary report by the Census Bureau released on Thursday. Exports fell ...

The United States trade deficit has jumped to $77.6bn in May on rising imports, driven by goods that include pharmaceuticals, mobile phones and semiconductors. Imports ticked up 3.3 percent from April ...

The US merchandise-trade deficit widened in July to the highest since March 2025, as it grew more than 17% from the prior ...

The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in June amid a broad decline in imports, but the improvement was probably insufficient to prevent trade from again subtracting from economic growth in the ...

The US trade deficit narrowed in June amid a sharp pullback in imports, while exports also saw a drop, government data showed Tuesday. The goods and services deficit fell 5.6% sequentially to $73.26 ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The U.S. trade deficit in May surged to its highest level since March last year, reaching ...

The US trade deficit narrowed in April as export growth outpaced an increase in imports, government data showed Tuesday. The goods and services deficit narrowed $700 million to $55.9 billion in April ...

The U.S. fiscal trajectory is unsustainable, with debt-to-GDP projected to reach 123% by 2036 and 251% within 30 years.

Some policymakers have prioritized reducing the U.S. trade deficit, arguing that Americans are losing on trade, and pointing to the deficit as evidence. But economists disagree on whether it actually ...