Business of America

There’s no such thing as greatness without a great deal of energy. No small part of our greatness today comes from the Made in USA innovation of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.

An important test of economic policy is the ability of an economy to withstand a negative shock. This spring, the U.S. economy passed the test with honors.

The next 250 years of American banking may look very different from today. But one thing will not change: American banks will continue to help finance the American dream.

The U.S. economy grew at a significantly swifter pace than previously estimated during the first three months of the year. Gross domestic product, the government’s broad economic scorecard, rose at a 2.1 percent annual rate in the January through March

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday laid out a doctrine of “economic statecraft,” telling the Economic Club of New York that the United States would wield its economic power “in service of our sovereignty” and warning that a country unable

The American Beverage Association (ABA) is taking its ingredient transparency initiative, GoodtoKnowFacts.org, to a new level, announcing a new initiative advancing the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda with an industry-wide design change to the front of every bottle, giving consumers immediate digital access to the GoodToKnowFacts website.

New claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, indicating that the labor market remains resilient and demand for American workers is high.

Pump prices have been falling for four straight weeks.

American consumers continued to expand their spending at a broad array of retail outlets in May, largely undeterred by rising gasoline prices. Retail sales jumped 0.9 percent in May, the Department of Commerce said Wednesday. Consumers increased their spending despite

U.S. industrial production edged up in May as strength in high-technology, defense, mining, and durable manufacturing offset weakness in nondurable goods and consumer products.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has launched a nationwide program to provide Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses at no cost to every blind veteran in the United States, offering transformative assistive technology to more than 130,000 eligible veterans. One blind veteran explains that when he got a pair of AI smart glasses, “I got my independence back.”

We’re writing this from a decidedly terrestrial compound while the world finally gets its chance to buy shares of a company whose goal is to lead humanity into its interplanetary future.

The University of Michigan’s preliminary June index of consumer sentiment rose 9.2 percent to 48.9 from 44.8, the first improvement in four months.

4,000 current and former SpaceX employees are already mapping out plans to spend their anticipated wealth from the company’s expected initial public offering, with luxury real estate, high-end watches, and private jet travel topping their wish lists. Even the company’s cafeteria workers are expected to cash in on the rocket-based gravy train.

The United States emerged as India’s top supplier of liquified natural gas (LNG) in May, CNBC reported on Thursday, fulfilling a prediction by President Donald Trump last year that America would become a “leading supplier” to the country in the near future.

Prescription drug prices declined 0.9 percent in May, bringing the three-month cumulative decline to 2.39 percent since February.

The consumer price index rose 0.5 percent in May compared with April, the Department of Labor said Wednesday. Compared with a year ago, prices are up 4.2 percent. Those increases were in line with expectations.

The best kept secret in American politics and economics right now is that Trump’s tariffs are working to reduce the trade deficit.

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in April as a record surge in petroleum exports offset a massive increase in imports of artificial intelligence infrastructure equipment, leaving the underlying trade position little changed.

President Donald Trump’s economy is working for the American people, several individuals explained, calling into Breitbart News Daily on Monday relaying their tremendous success stories, as “floodgates opened” economically when Trump took over.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is launching a free training program to prepare Americans for skilled trade jobs building the company’s rapidly expanding network of data centers. According to the company, participants who successfully complete the program will have a guaranteed job in the trades.

The perceived chance of voluntarily leaving a job in the next 12 months jumped 2.6 percentage points to 20.8 percent, the highest reading since February 2023.

This week the jobs numbers smashed expectations for the third consecutive month, lots of foreigners went home and lots of federal workers had to get a real job, factory output is growing rapidly, and manufacturing wages are in hot pursuit.

American factory workers haven’t seen this kind of wage growth for decades.

Seasonal adjustments pushed up jobless claims numbers for last week. But even with the rise, claims have rarely been so low.

American consumers are still spending on big-ticket goods, according to April factory orders data released Wednesday by the Census Bureau, with orders for consumer durable goods running 8.5 percent above last year’s pace and motor vehicle demand surging. Consumer durable

Private sector payrolls expanded by more than expected in May.

The number of open jobs in the U.S. economy jumped to 7.6 million in April while layoffs declined, evidence of how demand for workers has intensified.

New orders and output measures rose sharply in May.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared that his hope for the United States of America right now is for it “to continue to be the place where anyone from anywhere can achieve anything.”

Budweiser went full patriot in its 2026 Super Bowl commercial just in time for the nation’s 250th anniversary, which just so happens to coincide with the company’s 150th anniversary.

The White House has launched an interactive mobile museum tour to mark America’s 250th anniversary.

The NFL has revealed its plans to celebrate the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary with specially designed footballs and a host of other commemorative efforts.