The US economy was on shaky footing even before President Donald Trump plunged the United States into a war with Iran, a battery of new data released Friday showed.

Hiring at US businesses unexpectedly plunged last month as employers shed an estimated 92,000 jobs, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth. Instead it's kicked off with job losses ...

The U.S. economy shed jobs to start the year, as the Labor Department reported that employment decreased by 92,000 jobs in February 2026, when economists expected a gain of 59,000.

A Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story is playing out in the US economy right now. The stock market is at record levels, and the latest economic growth reading is above 4 percent, a boom-like scenario. But ...

The US economy lost 92,000 jobs in the month of February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) outlined in its latest jobs report, as opposed to the gain of 55,000 jobs that economists forecasted. RBC ...

The U.S. economy slowed more than expected over the final months of 2025, federal government data on Friday showed. The economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.4% in the fourth quarter in the ...

President Trump insists the conflict will be brief, but world leaders are preparing for severe economic blowback.