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The Federal Reserve finally seems prepared to whip inflation. The last time the Fed faced surging prices like this, it jacked up interest rates and the US economy endured multiple slowdowns. Do Americans need to fear a repeat of the early 1980s?

Wildfires and straight-line winds that have ravaged New Mexico for a month have created a major disaster, President Joe Biden declared, unlocking critical federal aid as the state continues to battle the largest wildfire burning in the United States.

China's gigantic services sector just contracted at the second sharpest pace on record as Covid lockdowns hit businesses hard.

The Biden administration plans to seek bids this fall to buy 60 million barrels of crude oil as the first step in a years-long process aimed at replenishing America's shrinking emergency oil reserve, an Energy Department official told CNN.

On a recent April afternoon I tossed a few things into a basket at Target — cereal, graham crackers, kids' sunglasses — then sat down at the end of an aisle filled with beauty items, placed a hand into a box-like machine, and let a robot paint my fingernails.

Shell on Thursday reported a record first-quarter profit of $9.13 billion, boosted by higher oil and gas prices, stellar refining profits and the strong performance of its trading division.

Massachusetts state officials involved in the welfare case of Harmony Montgomery, the 7-year-old girl last seen in 2019, failed to prioritize her well-being and safety throughout her life, according to a report issued Wednesday.

For Chinese tech tycoon Jack Ma, there's a price to freedom: $26 billion.