WASHINGTON (AP) — It was likely a winter of discontent for the U.S. economy. The Commerce Department on Wednesday will release its first estimate of growth in the January-March period. All signs point to a disappointing...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has downgraded its assessment of the economy after a winter in which growth nearly stopped. The Fed offered no sign that a rate increase might be coming soon. On a...

The Federal Reserve is signaling that it needs to see further improvement in the job market and higher inflation before it raises interest rates from record lows. At the same time, the Fed has at least...