The Bradford Era

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy staged a far bigger rebound last quarter than first thought, outpacing the rest of the developed world and bolsteri...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy was expanding in all regions of the country in the late spring, aided by strong sales of autos and other consumer g...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government ran a budget surplus in June, leaving the budget deficit so far this year running under last year’s level. The T...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Wednesday that Germany, China, Japan and South Korea are four countries running large trade surpluses ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government ran a lower budget deficit this August than a year ago, remaining on track to record the lowest deficit for t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a bleak start to the year, the U.S. economy grew at a brisk annual rate of 4.2 percent in the April-June quarter, the governme...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home construction rebounded in July, rising to the fastest pace in eight months and offering hope that housing has regained mom...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy has rebounded with vigor from a grim start to 2014 and should show renewed strength into next year. That was the ge...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is further slowing the pace of its bond purchases because it thinks an improving U.S. economy needs less help. B...