Sales and profits slipped for Target during the crucial holiday quarter as customers held back on spending, and the company said there will be “meaningful pressure” on its profits to start the year ...

U.S. stock-market volatility is up this year amid signs of a softening economy, but that doesn't necessarily spell recession or the end of American exceptionalism.

The Commerce Department releases its latest snapshot of U.S. construction spending Monday. Economists project that spending was flat in January compared to the previous month. That would follow ...