Lower rates would give a boost to investment prices and to the economy by making it cheaper for U.S. households and businesses to borrow to buy houses, cars or equipment.

U.S. import prices rebounded in July, boosted by higher costs for consumer goods, the latest indication that inflation was poised to pick up because of tariffs.

According to Silver Bulletin ’s polling averages, Trump’s net approval rating on inflation is a horrendous minus 25.5 percent, and it’s been below minus 20 percent since mid-June.

The blue-chip Dow briefly hit a record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth's shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in the health insurer, while investors assessed mixed data to determine the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move.

The blue-chip Dow Jones ended higher after hitting an intraday record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth's shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake, but other Wall Street indexes slipped ...