Monday February 17th, 2025 5:02AM

AP Business - Economy

Next week: General Motors earnings, Fed policy meeting and the government's first Q4 GDP estimate
General Motors reports its fourth-quarter financial results on Tuesday, The Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday and on Thursday the Commerce Department issues its first estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the final quarter of 2024
1:05PM ( 3 weeks ago )
Trump’s inheriting a solid economy, making it harder to lower borrowing costs or inflation
President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep
12:26PM ( 3 weeks ago )
Trump says he will 'demand' that interest rates come down, but it won't be that simple
President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep
12:26PM ( 3 weeks ago )
Trump is holding off on tariffs but betting Day 1 moves can cut energy prices and tame inflation
Donald Trump is holding off on tariffs during his first day and placing a big bet that his executive actions can cut energy prices and tame inflation
11:04AM ( 3 weeks ago )
Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1 as he signs several orders on economy
President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports
11:04AM ( 3 weeks ago )
CBO projects U.S. debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts
The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars in additional tax cuts being championed by President-elect Donald Trump
12:04PM ( 4 weeks ago )
IMF sees steady global growth, but warns that Trump tariff, tax and deportation plans cloud outlook
The International Monetary Fund expects the world economy to grow a little faster and inflation to keep falling this year
9:47AM ( 4 weeks ago )
Stock market today: Asian shares slip as China says economy hit 5% growth target in '24
Shares are mostly lower in Asia after China reported that its economy grew at a 5% annual pace last year, hitting the government's target but slowing from the year before
10:45PM ( 1 month ago )
Stock market today: World shares are mostly higher; China's economy hits 5% growth target
European shares have opened higher after a mixed session in Asia
10:45PM ( 1 month ago )
World Bank says the global is economy is growing steadily, but not fast enough to help ease poverty
The world economy is growing steadily in the face of global conflict, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates
1:00PM ( 1 month ago )