The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at an unexpectedly sluggish 0.7-per-cent annual rate from October through December, the Commerce Department reported ...

Along with spiking oil prices, Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is raising fertilizer costs by up to a third. Farmers are bracing for soil nutrient shortages that threaten lower ...

The administration opened a trade investigation to examine whether excess industrial capacity and government backing could give foreign manufacturers an unfair advantage over U.S. companies.