Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
09-19-2024

The Federal Reserve has delivered the biggest interest rate cut in 16 years in a sign that the central bank believes the U.S. has turned the corner on inflation and the threat of recession has become the main concern.

A shopper walks through a supermarket as grocery price inflation continues. (Press Association via AP Images)
08-16-2024

As Americans grapple with rising costs, presidential candidates are presenting competing visions on a key campaign issue – the economy. 

Markets in Turmoil
08-06-2024

The political blame game begins as stocks rebound after a disastrous day of trading, the worst sell-off in two years.  

A screen in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunging more than 3,000 points during afternoon trading on Aug. 5, 2024. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo
08-05-2024

U.S. stock markets plunged today on growing concerns that the economy could be sliding into a recession or at least a slow-down.

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06-07-2024

Inflation is a major concern for most Americans as prices have been going up faster than incomes for the last few years, making it harder for people to make ends meet.

ELDERLY
05-08-2024

Social Security and Medicare Are Headed for Broke, and Congress Is Doing Nothing

A wind farm generates green electricity.
04-23-2024

Offshore wind farms planned for coastlines nationwide show there could be unintended consequences in the push for clean energy. 

Inflationrising
04-11-2024

Today the typical American household spends approximately $270 more each month on basic items than they did one year ago, and a shocking $1,037 more per month than they did three years ago.

Electric Car
03-21-2024

It's being called the most ambitious plan in U.S. history to eliminate auto emissions. But should the White House and the EPA be telling automakers what kind of cars to sell to consumers? With unsold inventory of electric cars piling up at dealerships, 5,000 auto dealers asked the White House in January to 'tap the brakes' on its push toward EVs.

Surveillance footage shows brazen shoplifters robbing a store
03-13-2024

In the heart of the nation's capital and other major cities, a growing crisis is gripping communities and retailers alike. What once seemed like isolated incidents of shoplifting have become a full-blown epidemic of organized retail crime, leaving citizens and businesses reeling from its ramifications.

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