The national taxpayer advocate says the IRS did better than expected in issuing refunds during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce

China’s premier has defended the country's technological advancements as an opportunity for the world, not a threat

Archaeologists say they have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society

President Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in Pennsylvania, for a speech meant to focusing on the economy

Pullbacks in big technology companies sent indexes lower on Wall Street

Philanthropic donations in the U.S. rose to $617 billion in 2025, marking a 3% increase from the previous year

Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that's constricted global oil supplies

Qatar’s energy minister says an explosion killed at least 13 people and injured 66 at a key gas export terminal

The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy