The "bottom line" is colloquially used as a metaphor to refer to " the essential or salient point " of a discussion.

Producers are already seeing rising costs. The Labor Department's producer price index, a measure of inflation on wholesale ...

During Walmart's first-quarter earnings call, CEO Doug McMillon said the tariffs would result in higher prices, but didn't ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will offer an economic outlook at the central bank’s annual symposium. The subtext of this year’s speech is more important.