Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 8, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

U.S. stocks are slumping Friday amid worries about higher inflation and tariffs, while a closely watched report gave a mixed picture of the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 was down 0.9% and on track to ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 14.9 points, the S&P 500 fell 0.4 points, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 17.1 points ...

The latest consumer sentiment data showed near-term inflation expectations rose to their highest level since November 2023.

US stocks fell on Friday as investors reacted to the threat of more possible tariffs from the Trump administration while ...

New report finds shrinking but still solid jobs numbers and lower unemployment as U.S. central bank monitors economy amid ...

U.S. stocks slumped Friday as worries flared again on Wall Street about tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and ...

It has been a volatile week. Stocks fell on Monday after President Donald Trump over the weekend announced 10% tariffs on ...

The latest news on budget talks between President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress indicates that the financial risks to Social Security and Medicare, as well as to the entire ...

U.S. and global oil futures declined on Thursday as a hefty rise in last week's U.S. supplies and uncertainty surrounding tariff disputes helped to weaken the outlook for crude demand, prompting ...

Wall Street drifted through a mixed day of trading as rising fashion and cigarette stocks worked against drops for Ford Motor ...

Allstate insurance said it expects a $1.1 billion loss from claims caused by the wildfires that swept through Southern California in January ...