Terry Massey

U.S. stocks nose-dived during early trading Friday as major banks kicked off a disappointing start to their earnings season.

A category 4.8 earthquake struck just outside New York City on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, shaking skyscrapers and sending commuters scurrying for shelter.

US President Joe Biden and Donald Trump made dueling visits to the US-Mexico border Thursday in a bid to win over voters on one of the most divisive issues of November's presidential election.

The Odysseus lunar lander, built by the Houston-based Intuitive Machines, safely landed on the Moon on Thursday, becoming the first private company to reach the lunar surface and the first US-made spacecraft to complete the feat.

Many Americans awoke Thursday morning to find they did not have cell phone service -- or they overslept because their phone is their alarm -- the result of a massive network outage by AT&T.

The U.S. Senate voted 70-29 to pass a controversial foreign aid bill early Tuesday morning that could be "dead on arrival" in the House of Representatives.

The Fed's next two policy meetings are set for March 20 and May 1, meaning rate relief could be months away.

A federal jury ruled Friday that Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll a whopping $83.3 million in damages related to a sexual assault case from the 1990s.

Asian investments are undergoing a seismic shift as Japan's stock markets surge and China's make a steady retreat.

Shortly after Monday's opening bell, the Dow was up over 200 points and the S&P 500 was up over 20 points.

The S&P 500 rose 1.23% for the session, closing at 4,839 and topping the previous mark set back in January 2022. The Dow Jones gained just over 1% on Friday to 37,863, breaking its record set in late 2023.

The U.S. economy generated 216,000 jobs in December 2023, outpacing expectations and sending a strong signal of a safe landing.

The demand for mortgages dropped by nearly 10% in the final week of 2023, signaling a housing market that is still recovering entering 2024.

2023 witnessed major business events, including the Fed's inflation battle and controversies like Bud Light's risky ad campaign.

In what could be the first major legal salvo fired between traditional journalism and the emerging technology of artificial intelligence, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI on Wednesday.

US consumers kicked off a strong start to the holiday shopping season, according to the latest data from the Commerce Department, giving retail sales a boost despite negative expectations.

Santos becomes the first Republican member to be expelled from the House, and the sixth overall.

Following a five-month hiatus due to the recently resolved writers' strike, late-night talk shows returned to the air waves Monday with a lot of lost time to make up for -- and funny jokes to tell.

Fox Corp and News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday that he is stepping down from both roles after a tumultuous year for the Fox News franchise.

Debris from an advanced Marine Corps F-35B jet fighter that went missing during a weekend training flight was located in a rural section of South Carolina on Monday.

Five Americans who were being detained by Iran have been released after the United States authorized the transfer of $6 billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets.

Hurricane Idalia intensified to a Category 3 before slamming into Florida's Big Bend, bringing a strong storm surge and heavy winds and rains to the state. Idalia is projected to weaken to a tropical storm before crossing Georgia and South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean.

Wall Street reacted favorably to more good news on the U.S. economy's fight against inflation on Friday as the latest data showed more signs of cooling.

US air travelers are bracing for another troublesome holiday weekend ahead as airlines are already showing signs of repeating last summer's travel nightmare.

U.S. stocks declined Friday, ending a recent rally on Wall Street.

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will plead guilty to two federal tax charges in a deal struck with the Department of Justice.

US stock markets responded favorably Friday to Congress' passage of the Financial Responsibility Act, which President Joe Biden will sign into law and avert a potentially catastrophic default.

The US debt ceiling crisis got a bit of a reprieve Friday, when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the federal government had enough funds in reserves to operate uninterrupted until June 5. That news, along with reports of a looming deal, sent Wall Street soaring.

With only 10 days until the June 1 deadline for a U.S. default, the potential consequences are coming into frighteningly sharp focus. Here's a deep dive into the possible fallout from a U.S. default.