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The latest consumer price index hit a 40-year high in February, led by big price spikes in food and energy.

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth accelerated in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a two-year low of 3.8% and raising

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a two-year low of 3.8% and raising optimism that the economy could withstand mounting headwinds from geopolitical tensions, inf...

U.S. job growth accelerated in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a two-year low of 3.8% and raising optimism that the economy could withstand mounting headwinds from geopolitical...

Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the economy, with consumer sentiment falling to its lowest in a decade.

Tensions with Russia and Ukraine are weighing on investors while the Fed also signals more rate hikes could come with rising inflation.

Stocks capped a week of volatile trading on Wall Street with a broad sell-off Friday that left the major indexes with their second straight weekly loss.

Stocks capped a week of volatile trading on Wall Street with a broad sell-off Friday that left the major indexes with their second straight weekly loss.

Stocks capped a week of volatile trading on Wall Street with a broad sell-off Friday that left the major indexes with their second straight weekly loss.

Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Friday, leaving indexes with a second weekly loss in a row after another bout of turbulence shook markets. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.7% and the Nasdaq fell 1.2%. Investors have been watching the latest developments in Ukraine, where Russia has been amassing troops on the border, as well as more corporate earnings reports. This week investors also received the latest confirmation from the Federal Reserve that it ...