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The Supreme Court on Friday did not issue a ruling on President Trump’s tariffs. 

A century-long lease offers the simplest way to secure enduring Arctic access without the political liabilities of ownership.

Speaking to business leaders at the Economic Club of Minnesota, Bessent laid out a vision of an economy revitalized by strategic government intervention in trade, sweeping changes to the tax code, and a sharp pivot away from regulations he said had stifled entrepreneurship and innovation.

Worker output climbs to fastest pace in two years as companies respond to tighter labor supply.

What’s the best structure for securing American interests on the world’s largest island?

President Trump says companies must prioritize manufacturing capacity over dividends and buybacks.

The Trump administration will sell Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” and control the proceeds, Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced Wednesday, as part of the administration’s broader strategy to manage Venezuela’s oil exports and rebuild its energy sector.

The operation to remove Nicolás Maduro may prove more economically significant than most commentary suggests.

What we’re witnessing in Venezuela is less about one country’s oil production and more about the completion of a shift toward Western Hemisphere energy independence and an embrace of the core reality of fossil fuel-driven global energy production.

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the tenth consecutive month in December, but the details of the report suggest production could strengthen in the months ahead. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index fell to 49.3 from 48.4 in November, remaining

Economic growth in the U.S. accelerated far more than expected this summer.

This week’s wrap is all about the long-awaited consumer price index report released Thursday, the one the legacy media immediately tried to bury because it wrecked their story about America caught in an affordability crisis.

In December, U.S. consumers grew less worried about inflation and more optimistic about both personal finances and business conditions.

President Trump tipped his hand a bit on Wednesday night, hinting that the inflation report issued Thursday morning by the Department of Labor was going to be good news.

Inflation comes in much lower than expected, supporting President Trump’s claim that the Bidenflation crisis has been overcome.

Inflation eased significantly in November, indicating that consumers are seeing relief from anxieties about affordability.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic dissented from the Federal Open Market Committee’s December rate cut, warning that the Fed’s credibility on inflation “could be at stake.”

Tuesday’s chaotic employment report had something for everyone from hawks to doves, bulls to bears.

U.S. retail sales were essentially flat in October, but the headline figure concealed underlying consumer strength as Americans began their holiday shopping before Halloween. Retail and food service sales totaled $732.6 billion in October, virtually unchanged from September, the Census

A long-delayed government report on Tuesday showed that the unemployment rate jumped in November to 4.6 percent, as a decline in government employment offset gains in the private sector. The U.S. economy added 64,000 jobs in the month, the Department

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran delivered a speech Monday taking apart the tariff-inflation panic.

More than one-third of Americans plan to spend at least $1,000 on holiday shopping this year, a significant increase from recent years and the highest share in at least 15 years, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey released Sunday

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran argued Monday that inflation is significantly closer to the central bank’s two percent target than official measures suggest, making the case for faster interest rate cuts while systematically dismantling claims that tariffs are driving price

This is the Breitbart Business Digest weekly wrap, in which we coincidentally run through the economic and financial news of the previous seven days.

Are Americans feeling worse this holiday season than in recent years? That’s the narrative emerging from the legacy press but there’s very little to support it. The Associated Press published a widely distributed story this week claiming American shoppers face

The Federal Reserve’s latest Summary of Economic Projections reveals that the inflation hawks have stood down, and Fed Governor Christopher Waller was right all along.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday outlined a sweeping reset of the U.S. government’s main financial stability watchdog, arguing that the Financial Stability Oversight Council should treat economic growth and economic security as preconditions for stability, not competing goals

Exports surge while imports slow, delivering on the Trump administration’s core economic goal.

A Trumpier Fed Isn’t An Inflation Threat The financial press has been trying its best for months to gin up a panic over the independence of the Federal Reserve. We’ve had a number of dress rehearsals for the supposed death

The Federal Reserve approved a quarter-point interest rate cut Wednesday, the third consecutive interest rate reduction since the Fed resumed easing monetary policy in September.

Real wage gains offer relief on affordability.

The conservative movement in America is now decisively in favor of tariffs.

Job openings unexpectedly rose in recent months, climbing to 7.7 million in October, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Openings were last reported at 7.2 million in August, according to a report released on September

Until very recently, there was lots of talk on Wall Street and among Federal Reserve officials of the danger of inflation expectations becoming “unanchored” due to tariff-induced price increases.

Consumer inflation expectations held steady in November while perceptions of job security reached their strongest level of the year, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations released Monday.

Paramount took its battle for Warner Bros. Discovery directly to shareholders Monday, launching a $30-per-share all-cash tender offer for the entertainment giant just days after Warner agreed to a deal with Netflix.